yii-user extension gives an invalid alias error - yii

Question

i'm new to yii and downloaded this extension
https://github.com/mishamx/yii-user
i've uploaded all the necessary files into the protected/ folder
but i keep getting this error. what am i missing?
Alias "user.UserModule" is invalid. Make sure it points to an existing PHP file and the file is readable.
/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/dev2/framework/YiiBase.php(322)
i edited my config/main/php which now looks like this
<?php
// uncomment the following to define a path alias
// Yii::setPathOfAlias('local','path/to/local-folder');
// Define a path alias for the Bootstrap extension as it's used internally.
// In this example we assume that you unzipped the extension under protected/extensions.
Yii::setPathOfAlias('bootstrap', dirname(__FILE__).'/../extensions/bootstrap');
// This is the main Web application configuration. Any writable
// CWebApplication properties can be configured here.
return array(
'basePath'=>dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'..',
'name'=>'my site',
'theme'=>'bootstrap', // requires you to copy the theme under your themes directory
// preloading 'log' component
'preload'=>array('log'),
// autoloading model and component classes
'import'=>array(
'application.models.*',
'application.components.*',
'application.modules.user.models.*',
'application.modules.user.components.*',
),
'modules'=>array(
// uncomment the following to enable the Gii tool
'gii'=>array(
'class' => 'system.gii.GiiModule',
'password' => 'gii', //Enter Your Password Here
// If removed, Gii defaults to localhost only. Edit carefully to taste.
'ipFilters' => array('127.0.0.1','::1'),
'generatorPaths' => array('bootstrap.gii'),
),
'user'=>array(
# encrypting method (php hash function)
'hash' => 'md5',
# send activation email
'sendActivationMail' => true,
# allow access for non-activated users
'loginNotActiv' => false,
# activate user on registration (only sendActivationMail = false)
'activeAfterRegister' => false,
# automatically login from registration
'autoLogin' => true,
# registration path
'registrationUrl' => array('/user/registration'),
# recovery password path
'recoveryUrl' => array('/user/recovery'),
# login form path
'loginUrl' => array('/user/login'),
# page after login
'returnUrl' => array('/user/profile'),
# page after logout
'returnLogoutUrl' => array('/user/login'),
),
),
// application components
'components'=>array(
'user'=>array(
// enable cookie-based authentication
'allowAutoLogin'=>true,
'class' => 'WebUser',
),
'bootstrap' => array(
'class' => 'bootstrap.components.Bootstrap',
),
// uncomment the following to enable URLs in path-format
'urlManager'=>array(
'urlFormat'=>'path',
'rules'=>array(
'<controller:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/view',
'<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/<action>',
'<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>'=>'<controller>/<action>',
),
),
/*'db'=>array(
'connectionString' => 'sqlite:'.dirname(__FILE__).'/../data/testdrive.db',
),*/
// uncomment the following to use a MySQL database
'db'=>array(
'connectionString' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=DBNAME',
'emulatePrepare' => true,
'username' => 'root',
'password' => '',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'tablePrefix' => 'tbl_',
),
'errorHandler'=>array(
// use 'site/error' action to display errors
'errorAction'=>'site/error',
),
'log'=>array(
'class'=>'CLogRouter',
'routes'=>array(
array(
'class'=>'CFileLogRoute',
'levels'=>'error, warning',
),
// uncomment the following to show log messages on web pages
/*
array(
'class'=>'CWebLogRoute',
),
*/
),
),
),
// application-level parameters that can be accessed
// using Yii::app()->params['paramName']
'params'=>array(
// this is used in contact page
'adminEmail'=>'admin#******.com',
),
);
?>
and this is my config/console.php file
<?php
// This is the configuration for yiic console application.
// Any writable CConsoleApplication properties can be configured here.
return array(
'basePath'=>dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'..',
'name'=>'My Console Application',
// preloading 'log' component
'preload'=>array('log'),
// application components
'components'=>array(
// uncomment the following to use a MySQL database
'db'=>array(
'connectionString' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=*****',
'emulatePrepare' => true,
'username' => 'root',
'password' => '',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'tablePrefix' => 'tbl_',
),
'log'=>array(
'class'=>'CLogRouter',
'routes'=>array(
array(
'class'=>'CFileLogRoute',
'levels'=>'error, warning',
),
),
),
),
'modules'=>array(
'user'=>array(
# encrypting method (php hash function)
'hash' => 'md5',
# send activation email
'sendActivationMail' => true,
# allow access for non-activated users
'loginNotActiv' => false,
# activate user on registration (only sendActivationMail = false)
'activeAfterRegister' => false,
# automatically login from registration
'autoLogin' => true,
# registration path
'registrationUrl' => array('/user/registration'),
# recovery password path
'recoveryUrl' => array('/user/recovery'),
# login form path
'loginUrl' => array('/user/login'),
# page after login
'returnUrl' => array('/user/profile'),
# page after logout
'returnLogoutUrl' => array('/user/login'),
),
)
);

Answer 1

if you are working with a linux enviroment, it's possible that your files do not have enough previlage to run files under users module directory.
try this to know if the problem is from here
chmod -R 777 /protected/modules/user/

Answer 2

not sure which version of yii-user you are using, but first download the latest version from here and follow the setting changes from that page too.
make sure you unzip all the files into protected/modules/user (NOTE: the modules and user folder doesn't exist so you will have to make one)
once done, insert items into zii.widgets.CMenu array (protected/views/layouts/main.php)
array('url'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->loginUrl, 'label'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->t("Login"), 'visible'=>Yii::app()->user->isGuest),
array('url'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->registrationUrl, 'label'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->t("Register"), 'visible'=>Yii::app()->user->isGuest),
array('url'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->profileUrl, 'label'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->t("Profile"), 'visible'=>!Yii::app()->user->isGuest),
array('url'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->logoutUrl, 'label'=>Yii::app()->getModule('user')->t("Logout").' ('.Yii::app()->user->name.')', 'visible'=>!Yii::app()->user->isGuest),

Answer 3

I don't know why, but I had also same issue after I loaded last version of yiibooster 4.0.1 version my issue solved by changing all "bootstrap" aliases with "booster" in all part of my application.
As example
'bootstrap' => array(
'class' => 'ext.yiibooster.components.Bootstrap',
),
with
'booster' => [
'class' => 'ext.yiibooster.components.Booster',
],
Also don't forget to use filter methods in all actions:
public function filters(){
return [
'accessControl',
'postOnly + delete',
['booster.filters.BoosterFilter - delete'],
];
}