Set Up Yii2 Advanced Template in macOS using MAMP

 To set up the Yii2 Advanced Template in macOS using MAMP, install the project via Composer inside your MAMP htdocs directory and run the initialization script.

1. Start MAMP Services

Open MAMP from your Applications folder and click Start Servers.
Ensure Apache and MySQL are running (default local server uses port 8888 or 80 depending on your setup). [1]

2. Navigate to MAMP htdocs & Install Yii2 Advanced

Open your Terminal and navigate to the MAMP document root directory: [1]

bash

cd /Applications/MAMP/htdocs

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Run the Composer command to create the Yii2 advanced project (replace yii-application with your preferred folder name): [1]

bash

composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced yii-application

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3. Initialize the Application

Move into your newly created project folder: [1]

bash

cd yii-application

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Run the initialization command to generate environment-specific configuration files: [1]

bash

php init

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Type 0 for the Development environment.
Type yes to confirm overwriting or creating files. [1]

4. Configure the Database

Open common/config/main-local.php in your code editor.
Update the database credentials to match your MAMP MySQL settings (default username is root, password is root, and database name can be created via phpMyAdmin at http://localhost:8888/phpMyAdmin/): [1, 2]

php

'db' => [
    'class' => 'yii\db\Connection',
    'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=your_database_name',
    'username' => 'root',
    'password' => 'root',
    'charset' => 'utf8',
],

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5. Run Database Migrations

In your Terminal, run the migration command to populate essential tables (like the user table): [1, 2]

bash

php yii migrate

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6. Access Your Application

The Yii2 advanced template separates the frontend and backend into distinct subdirectories under /frontend/web and /backend/web.

Frontend URL: http://localhost:8888/yii-application/frontend/web/
Backend URL: http://localhost:8888/yii-application/backend/web/
(Adjust 8888 if your MAMP port is set to 80). [1]

If you'd like, let me know:

• MAMP port configurations (Apache/Nginx ports)
• Virtual Host setup preferences for cleaner URLs

I can guide you through setting up dedicated domains for frontend and backend.

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