Laravel was initially created as an alternative to Codeigniter. Yii was released as a successor to the PRADO framework. How are they different and which is …
Join the DZone community and get the full member experience. Ask any seasoned web app developer about their choice of programming language, and they are sure to mention PHP. PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. As per Builtwith,3,090,319 live websites are still using PHP. However, when it comes to developing massive projects without lag or stability issues, developers tend to use frameworks, and PHP has two remarkable frameworks: 1) Laravel and 2) Yii. Both frameworks have a lot of followers in terms of full-grown communities globally, and there may be questions arising about which to choose. Laravel is a simple PHP framework frequently used for web-based or web application development initially created as a better alternative to Codeigniter. It is known for MVC Support, articulated ORM systems, reliability, modularity, and uncomplicated coding rules. Some of the key features of Laravel Framework are: Yii was released in 2006 as a successor to the PRADO framework. It is an open-source PHP framework for rapidly developing modern Web applications. It has a component-based architecture and full solid caching support. Developers can build all kinds of Web applications: forums, portals, content management systems, RESTful services, e-commerce websites, etc., using Yii Framework. Both frameworks are great in what they do and vital frameworks for web development but have vast differences. Both frameworks run on PHP 5.4 or higher versions. However, Laravel requires additional extensions, i.e., PHP JSON and MCrypt PHP extensions, while Yii has them in-built. Moreover, Yii can be installed by downloading an archive file and unpacking it into a web-accessible folder. You can also install it using Composer and configure the access token. In the case of Laravel, you can install it by using a Laravel Installer or Composer. Score: Laravel – 1: Yii – 1 Laravel doesn’t have any packages available to perform scenario-based validation.
