Building a Yaf Scaffold

Install the Yaf Extension

1. Start by checking phpinfo to confirm whether your PHP build is Thread Safe (TS) or Non-Thread Safe (NTS).

   

2. Visit the PECL website to download the extension.

   

   

3. After extracting the archive, move the php_yaf.dll file into your PHP extension directory.

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   Make sure to locate your own extension directory—don't copy the path blindly.

   

4. Edit the PHP configuration file.

   

   Add the following block in an appropriate location:

   extension=php_yaf.dll
   [yaf]
   yaf.use_namespace=1
   yaf.use_spl_autoload=1

5. Restart Nginx and check phpinfo again. Seeing the section below means the installation succeeded.

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   A full system reboot may be required before the change takes effect.

   

Install the Scaffold

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I chose the overtrue/yaf-skeleton scaffold because the blank framework felt too barebones—this one comes with some sensible defaults.

1. Pull the code: composer create-project overtrue/yaf-skeleton skeleton
2. Install the template engine: composer require league/plates
3. Configure the Nginx site and you are ready to run 🎉