By default Yii uses PHP as template language, but you can configure it to support other rendering engines, such as [Twig](http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) or [Smarty](http://www.smarty.net/).
By default Yii uses PHP as template language, but you can configure it to support other rendering engines, such as
[Twig](http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) or [Smarty](http://www.smarty.net/).
The `view` component is responsible for rendering views. You can add
a custom template engines by reconfiguring this component's behavior:
The `view` component is responsible for rendering views. You can add a custom template engines by reconfiguring this
component's behavior:
```php
[
...
...
@@ -13,11 +14,13 @@ a custom template engines by reconfiguring this component's behavior:
'class'=>'yii\web\View',
'renderers'=>[
'tpl'=>[
'class'=>'yii\renderers\SmartyViewRenderer',
'class'=>'yii\smarty\ViewRenderer',
//'cachePath' => '@runtime/Smarty/cache',
],
'twig'=>[
'class'=>'yii\renderers\TwigViewRenderer',
'twigPath'=>'@app/vendors/Twig',
'class'=>'yii\twig\ViewRenderer',
//'cachePath' => '@runtime/Twig/cache',
//'options' => [], /* Array of twig options */
],
// ...
],
...
...
@@ -26,7 +29,15 @@ a custom template engines by reconfiguring this component's behavior:
]
```
Note that the Smarty and Twig packages themselves are not bundled with Yii. You must download them yourself. Then unpack the packages and place the resulting files in a logical location, such as the application's `protected/vendor` folder. Finally, specify the correct `smartyPath` or `twigPath`, as in the code above (for Twig).
In the config above we're using Smarty and Twig. In order to get these extensions in your project you need to modify
your `composer.json` to include
```
"yiisoft/yii2-smarty": "*",
"yiisoft/yii2-twig": "*",
```
in `require` section and then run `composer update`.
