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To run apps based on the Yii framework versions 1.1 or 2.0 using Unit:

Install Unit with a PHP language module.
Next, install Yii and create or deploy your app.
Here, we use Yii’s basic project template and Composer:
```
$ cd /path/to/
$ composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-basic app
```
This creates the app’s directory tree at /path/to/app/. Its web/ subdirectory contains both the root index.php and the static files; if your app requires additional .php scripts, also store them here.
Set installation path permissions to secure access, for example:
```
# chown -R app_user:app_group /path/to/app/
```
Update the placeholders above with actual values, noting them for later use in Unit configuration.

Prepare the app configuration for Unit (use real values for share, root, user, and group):

{
    "listeners": {
        "*:80": {
            "pass": "routes/yii"
        }
    },

    "routes": {
        "yii": [
            {
                "match": {
                    "uri": [
                        "!/assets/*",
                        "*.php",
                        "*.php/*"
                    ]
                },

                "action": {
                    "pass": "applications/yii/direct"
                }
            },
            {
                "action": {
                    "share": "/path/to/app/web/",
                    "fallback": {
                        "pass": "applications/yii/index"
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    },

    "applications": {
        "yii": {
            "type": "php",
            "user": "app_user",
            "group": "app_group",
            "targets": {
                "direct": {
                    "root": "/path/to/app/web/"
                },

                "index": {
                    "root": "/path/to/app/web/",
                    "script": "index.php"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

For a detailed discussion, see Configuring Web Servers and Running Applications in Yii 2.0 docs.

Note

The difference between the pass targets is their usage of the script setting:

The direct target runs the .php script from the URI or index.php if the URI omits it.
The index target specifies the script that Unit runs for any URIs the target receives.

Upload the updated configuration. Assuming the JSON above was added to config.json:
```
# curl -X PUT --data-binary @config.json --unix-socket \
       /path/to/control.unit.sock http://localhost/config/
```
Note
The control socket path may vary; run unitd --help or see Startup and Shutdown for details.
After a successful update, your app should be available on the listener’s IP address and port:

Yii 1.1

Install Unit with a PHP language module.
Next, install Yii and create or deploy your app.
Here, we use Yii’s basic project template and yiic:
```
$ git clone git@github.com:yiisoft/yii.git /path/to/yii1.1/
$ /path/to/yii1.1/framework/yiic webapp /path/to/app
```
This creates the app’s directory tree at /path/to/app/.

Prepare the app configuration for Unit (use real values for share, root, user, and group):

{
    "listeners": {
        "*:80": {
            "pass": "routes/yii"
        }
    },

    "routes": {
        "yii": [
            {
                "match": {
                    "uri": [
                        "!/assets/*",
                        "!/protected/*",
                        "!/themes/*",
                        "*.php",
                        "*.php/*"
                    ]
                },

                "action": {
                    "pass": "applications/yii/direct"
                }
            },
            {
                "action": {
                    "share": "/path/to/app/",
                    "fallback": {
                        "pass": "applications/yii/index"
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    },

    "applications": {
        "yii": {
            "type": "php",
            "user": "app_user",
            "group": "app_group",
            "targets": {
                "direct": {
                    "root": "/path/to/app/"
                },
                "index": {
                    "root": "/path/to/app/",
                    "script": "index.php"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

For a detailed discussion, see Yii 1.1 docs.

Note

The difference between the pass targets is their usage of the script setting:

The direct target runs the .php script from the URI or index.php if the URI omits it.
The index target specifies the script that Unit runs for any URIs the target receives.

Upload the updated configuration. Assuming the JSON above was added to config.json:
```
# curl -X PUT --data-binary @config.json --unix-socket \
       /path/to/control.unit.sock http://localhost/config/
```
Note
The control socket path may vary; run unitd --help or see Startup and Shutdown for details.
After a successful update, your app should be available on the listener’s IP address and port:

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