Installation Guide

Minimum Requirements

• PHP 8 (Version 8.4+)
  Download PHP 8.4.4
• Composer (Version 2.8+)
  Download Composer

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Installation Steps

1. Install PHP 8.4+

1. Download the PHP zip file from the link provided above.
2. Rename your existing PHP folder (e.g., PHP7.4) to keep it as a backup.
3. Extract the downloaded PHP zip file to C:\Program Files\ and rename the folder to PHP8.4.
4. Add PHP to the system's environment variables:
   • Open System Properties.
   • Navigate to Advanced > Environment Variables.
   • Under System Variables, select Path and click Edit.
   • Click New, then add C:\Program Files\PHP8.4.
   • Click OK to save and apply changes.

2. Install Composer 2.8+

1. Run the Composer installation executable and follow the on-screen instructions.
2. When prompted for the command-line PHP, select C:\Program Files\PHP8.4. If it is not detected, use the Browse option to locate it.
3. Complete the installation with default settings.

3. Verify Installation

1. Open a command-line terminal.

2. Run the following command:

   composer --version

3. Expected output:

   Composer version 2.8.6 2025-02-25 13:03:50
   PHP version 8.4.4 (C:\Program Files\PHP8.4\php.exe)
   Run the "diagnose" command to get more detailed diagnostics output.

4. (Optional) Run the following command to check Composer’s full details:

   composer -v

   Expected ASCII output:

      ______
     / ____/___  ____ ___  ____  ____  ________  _____
    / /   / __ \/ __ `__ \/ __ \/ __ \/ ___/ _ \/ ___/
   / /___/ /_/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ (__  )  __/ /
   \____/\____/_/ /_/ /_/ .___/\____/____/\___/_/
                        /_/
   Composer version 2.8.6 2025-02-25 13:03:50

Congratulations! 🎉 Composer and PHP are successfully installed!

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Setting Up the Development Workspace

1. Clone the Repository

 git clone https://github.com/AVC-Club/AVC-Website

2. Navigate to the Project Directory

cd AVC-Website

3. Install Dependencies

composer require slim/slim:"4.*"
composer require slim/psr7
composer require slim/php-view

4. Start the Development Server

php -S localhost:8888 app.php

5. Access the Website

Open your browser and visit:

http://localhost:8888

You should see the website running successfully!