Getting Started

Creating Your First Elemental App

Unlike other frameworks, Elemental doesn't rely on Composer or external libraries. It's as simple as cloning the repository and getting started with good ol' PHP installed on your system.

Cloning the Repository

Open your terminal and execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/aneesmuzzafer/elemental.git

No worries about package managers or dependencies – Elemental is built from scratch to free you from such concerns.

Alternatively, via Composer

For those who prefer the Composer route, creating a new Elemental app is just a command away:

composer create-project fragment/elemental sample-app

This will generate a project with a composer.json file.

Once your project is ready, kickstart the Elemental local development server with the ignite command using our command line engine, Candle:

cd sample-app

php candle ignite

Voila! Your application is now accessible at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

We've taken care of the basic setup so you can focus on the magic.

Let the enchantment begin!