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Caching is an effective way to improve the performance of your application. Caching mechanisms store static data in cache and get it from cache when requested. On the server side,…

When we write a PHP class, we debug it step by step or use die or echo statements to verify how it works. If we develop a web application, we…

By overriding fields() and extraFields() methods, you can define what data can be put into a response. The difference between these two methods is that the former defines the default set of…

The controller class extends from the yii\rest\ActiveController class, which implements common RESTful actions. We specify the $modelClass property so that the controller knows which model to use for manipulating data. Step 1 − Create a…

Yii provides the following useful features for implementing RESTful APIs − Quick prototypingCustomizable object serializationResponse format (supporting JSON and XML by default)Formatting of collection data and validation errorsEfficient routingSupport for…