Configuring URL rules

In this recipe, we will learn how to configure URL rules. Before we begin lets set up an application.

Getting ready

1. Create a new application using the Composer package manager, as described in the official guide at http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-start-installation.html.

2. Create the @app/controllers/TestController.php controller with the following code inside:

   <?php
   
   namespace app\controllers;
   
   use yii\helpers\Html;
   use yii\web\Controller;
   
   class TestController extends Controller
   {
       public function actionIndex()
       {
           return $this->renderContent(Html::tag('h2',
               'Index action'
           ));
       }
   
       public function actionPage($alias)
       {
           return $this->renderContent(Html::tag('h2',
               'Page is '. Html::encode($alias)
           ));
       }
   }

   This is the application controller that we are going to customize URLs for.

3. Configure your application server to use clean URLs. If you are using Apache with mod_rewrite and AllowOverride...