Getting started with Yii2-user

Yii2-user is designed to work out of the box. It means that installation requires minimal steps. Only one configuration step should be taken and you are ready to have user management on your Yii2 website.

If you're using Yii2 advanced template, you should read this article firstly.

1. Download

Yii2-user can be installed using composer. Run following command to download and install Yii2-user:

composer require dektrium/yii2-user

2. Configure

NOTE: Make sure that you don't have user component configuration in your config files.

Add following lines to your main configuration file:

'modules' => [
    'user' => [
        'class' => 'dektrium\user\Module',
    ],
],

3. Update database schema

The last thing you need to do is updating your database schema by applying the migrations. Make sure that you have properly configured db application component and run the following command:

$ php yii migrate/up --migrationPath=@vendor/dektrium/yii2-user/migrations

Where do I go now?

You have Yii2-user installed. Now you can check out the list of articles for more information.

Troubleshooting

If you're having troubles with Yii2-user, make sure to check out the troubleshooting guide.