Summary

In this iteration, we have introduced the concept of a Yii module and demonstrated its practicality by using one to create an administrative section of the site. We demonstrated how to create a new module, how to apply a theme, how to add application functionality within the module, and even how to take advantage of an existing RBAC model to apply authorization access controls to a functionality within a module. We also demonstrated how to use jQuery to add a dash of UI flare to our application.

With the addition of this administrative interface, we now have all of the major pieces of the application in place. Though the application is incredibly simple, we feel it is time to get it ready for production. The next iteration will focus on preparing our application for production deployment.