1. Create a PHP Empty Web App on Azure:
2. Copy the contents from Yii framework application root to wwwroot, e.g.
Note: Your framework and application (assets, themes, index.php, etc.) should be all in wwwroot.
3. Turn on error log, so that you can watch for errors in php_errors.log during migration:
If log_errors is default to "Off", create a .user.ini file in wwwroot, add this line in .user.ini:
log_errors=On
4. Modify database connection criteria from main.php (in this demo, it is protected/config/main.php), link to correct database.
5. Check index.php, validate the paths for $yii and $config. Test your site <your-site-name>.azurewebsites.net, it should point to site home page, e.g.
