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A module is a self-contained unit which contains models, views, controllers and other supporting components. It is same like an application, but the difference is module can\u2019t be deployed alone.<\/p>\n

Modules are useful units in large applications. We can easily develop and maintain the large application by dividing it into several modules and we can use the common modules for several applications.<\/p>\n

Creating module: Every module should have unique name in one application and the module should be organized as a folder. The typical directory structure of a module will be like:<\/p>\n

For example our module name is ‘abc’, the folder structure is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
abc<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AbcModule.php<\/td>\nthe module class file<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
components<\/td>\ncontaining reusable user components<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
views<\/td>\ncontaining view files for widgets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
controllers<\/td>\ncontaining controller class files<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DefaultController.php<\/td>\nthe default controller class file<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
extensions<\/td>\ncontaining third-party extensions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
models<\/td>\ncontaining model class files<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
views<\/td>\ncontaining controller view and layout files<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
layouts<\/td>\ncontaining layout view files<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
default<\/td>\ncontaining view files for DefaultController<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
index.php<\/td>\nthe index view file<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

A module should have module class which extends from CWebModule.<\/p>\n

Using Module:<\/p>\n

Place the module directory under the modules folder,then declare the module id in the modules property of the application.<\/p>\n

\u00a0return array(\r\n......\r\n'modules'=>array('abc',...),\r\n......\r\n);\r\n<\/pre>\n
 <\/p>\n
The module instance may be accessed via the module property of the currently active controller.<\/p>\n
A controller action in a module can be accessed using the route moduleID\/controllerID\/actionID. For example, assuming the above abc module has a controller named PostController, we can use the route abc\/post\/create to refer to the create action in this controller. The corresponding URL for this route would be http:\/\/www.example.com\/index.php?r=abc\/post\/create.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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