Using yii2 for the browser server, nonsense?

Question

Yii

Good day! There was an opportunity to participate in an indie project with other juniors. The goal is to create a simple 3 in a row browser game to be published on FB.
Since all participants are students with no practical experience, PHP was chosen as the server-side development language, and the database was postgresql. Of course, it's too early to aim at web sockets, so we decided to use the http protocol. It's time to choose a framework, because you don't really want to write by hand.
There was a choice between Phalcon PHP (like the fastest), CodeIgniter (nimble, simple) and yii 2 (personal preference, which means the best 8)).
Priority yii2->CI->phalcon
(Client will be on flash.)
I would like to know the opinion of experienced developers about this choice. Unfortunately, C#, erlang, JS, Java etc are not suitable, because the level of knowledge between people varies greatly.
ps animators, draftsmen and game designer are.

Answer 1

Well, Yii I think will be optimal. Codeigniter seems to have stopped developing, right? Falcon will not be able to host on shared for free. In general, you can use sqlite to start with a database, if the load increases, then Yii2 migrates to it without problems using PDO.
And so take everything according to the imaginary, then the shared will cost 60 rubles per month.
Better do the client on html5 canvas. fuck flashes...
PS: don't forget to read about the REST methodology.

Answer 2

yii normal.

Answer 3

It depends on how functional your browser will be. If the system does not grow to the service level - yii2 is fine, otherwise - symfony2. CI - do not even look, this is a mortally murdered corpse of a deceased dead man, moreover, obsolete. I have not dealt with the falcon, I can not say anything.