Changing the Yii directory layout

Yii has a pre-defined convention for directory layout. It allows us to significantly lower the learning curve, but sometimes the custom directory structure fits the project better.

In this recipe, we will rename a few directories and share common libraries around separate projects.

The plan is to:

• Rename protected to app

• Create a shared directory where we can store components shared across multiple applications

• Move runtime out of app

Getting ready

Let's prepare the environment.

1. Get a copy of the framework directory from the Yii website.

2. Set up the following directory structure:

   /var/www/example/framework/www/

3. Unpack the framework directory contents to /var/www/example/framework/.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps:

1. Go to the framework directory.

2. Run yiic webapp /var/www/example/www/.

3. Go to /var/www/example/www and rename protected to app.

4. Replace all occurrences of protected with app in index.php and index-test.php. Check that the path to Yii is correct in...