Introduction To Development

Fundamentals

API

X2EngineCRM is built using the following frameworks; see the documentation on them for more information about their use.

Yii Framework

Yii Framework is a PHP framework based on the time-tested MVC (Model-View-Controller) design methodology.

jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library

Most of the Javascript in the codebase, including Yii Framework itself, depends on jQuery in some way or another. Thus, for front-end design (especially design that involves asynchronous content loading via AJAX) it is essential to understand the usage of this library. In many cases, Yii Framework provides certain utilities for constructing HTML elements and jQuery-based scripts that act upon jQuery is used both by Yii Framework and by