Step by Step Install Yii on Wamp, Xampp

Step 1: Assigning PHP engine location path in system variable

• Go to “My Computer” ->Right click and select "Properties"
• Click "Advanced system settings" from left pane
• Under "Advanced" tab click on "Environment Variables"
• Under "System variables" scroll down and find text "Path" then Double click on it
• Now enter your PHP engine location on end of the "variable value" field
• i.e. for wamp entered "C:\wamp\bin\php\php5" or for xampp "C:\xampp\php". Just enter location without double quotes
• Click ok and finally exit from this.

Step 2: Create new folder under your web root folder i.e "testyii"

Step 3: Download yii framework and extrack under web root folder

• Go "http://www.yiiframework.com/" and download latest Yii framework zipped file
• Unzip and rename folder to "yii"
• Using command-
• C:\web root>cd yii\framework\
• C:\web root \yii\framework>yiic webapp C:\web root\testyii
• Create a Web application under ‘C:\wamp\www\bid’? [Yes|No] y
• Your application has been created successfully under C:\web root\testyii.

Now you are ready to browse your project by accessing the URL : http://localhost/testyii/