Yii Framework

Yii is a PHP framework used by Applicanity to develop systems and websites. Applicanity uses the Yii framework because of its fairly modern technology, built on OOP (object-oriented programming) and the strengths of PHP for better features. These include late static binding, SPL classes and interfaces, and anonymous functions. On top of that, the Yii framework has one more important point: security.

Security is a very important factor for every web application, and fortunately Yii has many great features to help secure web applications. Yii comes with a security application component that has several methods to help build more secure applications. The methods include: generatePasswordHash, validatePassword and generateRandomKey.

If technology and security are already important points, Yii also thinks about one more thing: development time. For users who need a system with a short development time, Yii is the solution. Most projects involve a number of repetitive tasks and nobody wants to waste time on them. Yii provides several tools that help reduce the time spent on this kind of task, leaving more time to tailor the application to the client's needs.

One of Yii's great tools is Gii. Gii is a web-based code scaffolding tool that lets us quickly generate code templates for: models, controllers, forms, modules, extensions, as well as CRUD controller actions and views.

Once the application has been developed, there is a stage where the system needs to be maintained. Yii provides room for the system to keep being developed.