Changing an advanced application template

By default, Yii2's Advanced template has console, frontend, and backend applications. However, in your specific case, you can rename the existing ones and create your own applications. For example you can add the api application if you develop an API for your site.

Getting ready

Create a new yii2-app-advanced project by using the Composer package manager, as described in the official guide at https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced/blob/master/docs/guide/start-installation.md.

How to do it...

1. Copy the backend directory content to a new api directory in the root of your application.
2. Open the api/config/main.php file and change the controllerNamespace option value:

   return [
       'id' => 'app-manager',
       'basePath' => dirname(__DIR__),
       'controllerNamespace' => 
       'api\controllers',
       // ....
   ]

3. Open api/assets/AppAsset.php and api/controllers/SiteController.php and change the namespaces...