Quickstart
Quick Start
Welcome to Maginium—your gateway to building powerful, scalable, and efficient applications. Whether you're new to web development or a seasoned professional, this guide will help you get started on your journey with Maginium. We’ll cover the essentials to ensure you’re ready to dive into building your first application. For detailed setup, see the Installation Guide and Application Structure.
What is Maginium?
Maginium is a modern, flexible web framework designed to empower developers with the tools they need to create robust applications. With its expressive syntax, modular design, and an ecosystem of powerful tools, Maginium ensures you can build and maintain applications with ease.
Key Features:
Modular architecture for clean and maintainable code.
A rich set of built-in utilities for common development tasks.
Support for caching, events, queues, and more out-of-the-box.
Flexible integration with third-party libraries and APIs.
Maginium is built with performance and developer experience in mind, ensuring you can focus on solving your business challenges while the framework takes care of the heavy lifting.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure your environment meets the following requirements:
PHP: Version 8.1 or higher.
Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, or another supported database system.
Web Server: Nginx, Apache, or another server configured to handle PHP.
Composer: Dependency management for PHP packages.
Additionally, familiarity with basic web development concepts, PHP syntax, and terminal commands will be beneficial.
Setting Up Your First Maginium Project
Once your system is ready, follow these steps to set up your first Maginium application.
1. Install Maginium
Install Maginium using Composer, the PHP dependency manager:
This will create a new project in the my-app
directory, complete with Maginium’s default structure and dependencies.
2. Configure Environment
Maginium uses an .env
file to manage environment-specific settings. Update the .env
file in your project’s root directory to configure your database, application URL, and other necessary details:
3. Serve the Application
Serve your Maginium application locally using the built-in development server:
Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000
to view your application.
Next Steps
To deepen your understanding of Maginium, explore the next topics
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