Yii uses a naming convention and an autoloader to load only classes that are really needed and to avoid including files explicitly. As other frameworks and libraries could use a different naming convention, Yii provides an ability to customize rules of autoloading classes. In the Using Zend Framework from Yii recipe in this chapter, we used Zend_Loader_Autoloader
to be able to use Zend Framework classes without including them explicitly. If we are using only Zend Framework's core classes, then its complex autoloader is a bit too much. Moreover, there are still require_once
calls in each Zend Framework class, so it still loads tons of unused files. In this recipe, we will create a very simple and fast autoloader that will allow us to do the same, but faster.
Yii Application Development Cookbook - Second Edition - Second Edition
Yii Application Development Cookbook - Second Edition - Second Edition
Overview of this book
The Yii framework is a rapidly growing PHP5 MVC framework often referred to as Rails for PHP. It has already become a solid base for many exciting web applications such as Stay.com and can be a good base for your developments, too. This book will help you to learn Yii quickly and in more depth for use in for your developments."Yii Application Development Cookbook" will show you how to use Yii efficiently. You will learn about taking shortcuts using core features, creating your own reusable code base, using test driven development, and many more topics that will give you a lot of experience in a moderate amount of time.The second edition fixes all errata found in the first edition and also features new recipes on the client side, HTTP caching, and using Composer with Yii.The chapters of the book are generally independent and since this book's goal is to enhance a practical approach to Yii development, you can start reading from the chapter you need most, be it Ajax and jQuery, Database, Active Record, and Model Tricks, or Extending Yii."Yii Application Development Cookbook" will help you to learn more about the Yii framework and application development practices in general, showing shortcuts and dangerous things you shouldn't do.With all the recipes grouped in 13 chapters, you will write your applications more efficiently using shortcuts and using Yii core functionality in a good way. The most interesting topics are; Yii application deployment, a guide to writing your own extensions, advanced error handling, debugging and logging, application security, performance tuning, and much more."Yii Application Development Cookbook" will help you to learn more about the Yii framework and application development practices in general. You will write your applications more efficiently using shortcuts and using Yii core functionality in a good way.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Yii Application Development Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Under the Hood
Router, Controller, and Views
AJAX and jQuery
Working with Forms
Testing Your Application
Database, Active Record, and Model Tricks
Using Zii Components
Extending Yii
Error Handling, Debugging, and Logging
Security
Performance Tuning
Using External Code
Deployment
Index
Customer Reviews