yiisoft/yii2

Health v2 · maintenance only

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14299 stars · 6764 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Yii 2 is a high-performance, full-stack PHP framework for building modern web applications and APIs. It ships with an ORM (Active Record), MVC architecture, code generation tools, and sensible secure defaults out of the box.

Use cases

• build a web application in php
• create a rest api with php
• rapid web development framework
• mvc framework with orm
• generate crud scaffolding for a database
• secure php framework with auth built in

When to choose

• you want a batteries-included full-stack PHP framework with ORM, auth, and code generation
• you need fast performance and strong security defaults for a PHP web app or API
• your team already knows Yii or is upgrading from Yii 1.1

When to avoid

• you prefer a micro-framework or minimal component set like Slim or Lumen
• you are starting a brand-new project and want the latest Yii 3 or another modern stack
• you need a non-PHP language or ecosystem

Facets

framework · maturity stable

web-framework orm templating routing auth caching middleware web-development backend developer-tools php cross-platform mvc full-stack-framework gii-code-generator active-record rest-api web-server

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