Configuration Gii Tool (Yii Code Generator)

Gii (automatic code generation) is a Web-based code generator tool of Yii to develop a web application development productivity. Gii is implemented as a module and should be used in the Yii application. To use Gii, you have to do some Gii configuration first. The following configuration steps Gii (producer of automatic code - Code Generator):

1. Have you open the protected / main.config.php
2. Find the following code
   

   // uncomment the following to enable the Gii tool
    /*
    'gii'=>array(
     'class'=>'system.gii.GiiModule',
     'password'=>'admin',
      // If removed, Gii defaults to localhost only. Edit carefully to taste.
     'ipFilters'=>array('127.0.0.1','::1'),
    ),
    */
   ),

3. Remove the tag comment / * and * /, so like this
   

   // enable Gii tool
    'gii'=>array(
     'class'=>'system.gii.GiiModule',
     'password'=>'Enter Your Password Here',
      // If removed, Gii defaults to localhost only. Edit carefully to taste.
     'ipFilters'=>array('127.0.0.1','::1'),
    ),
   ),

4. Change Your password in Enter Your Password Here, for example 123456
   

   // enable Gii tool
    'gii'=>array(
     'class'=>'system.gii.GiiModule',
     'password'=>'123456',
      // If removed, Gii defaults to localhost only. Edit carefully to taste.
     'ipFilters'=>array('127.0.0.1','::1'),
    ),
   ),

Now you have to login to Gii tool by open a web browser and type the http://localhost/yiicode/index.php?r=gii/default/login Changes yiicode with your application name.



Before login Gii (Yii Code Generator)



After login Gii (Yii Code Generator)

Nb: Gii is mainly provided as a development tool. Therefore, it should only be installed on a development machine. Because it can generate new PHP script files in the application, we should pay sufficient attention to its security measures (e.g. password, IP filters).