README

Use this skeleton application to quickly setup and start working on a new Seriti Slim 3 MySQL Framework Application. This application uses Slim-3 micro framework with the default PHP-View template renderer.
**NB: framework uses mysqli components and is therefore mysql/maria database compatible only **

This skeleton application was built for Composer. This makes setting up a new Seriti Slim 3 Framework Application quick and easy.

After you have successfully installed the skeleton, there are several modules which can be easily added:

• https://github.com/seriti/client-manager
• https://github.com/seriti/saveme-secure
• https://github.com/seriti/contact-manager
• https://github.com/seriti/general-ledger
• https://github.com/seriti/asset-manager
• https://github.com/seriti/public-auction
• https://github.com/seriti/public-website
• https://github.com/seriti/public-shop
• https://github.com/seriti/bucket-list

Install the Application

Run this command from the directory in which you want to install your new Seriti Slim 3 Framework Application.

Option 1: If you have composer installed already and it is in default path.
composer create-project seriti/slim3-skeleton [directory-for-app]

Option 2: Install composer in desired directory and then use following syntax.
php composer.phar create-project seriti/slim3-skeleton [directory-for-app]

Replace [directory-for-app] with the desired directory name for your new application. You'll want to:

• Point your virtual host document root to your new application's public_html/ directory.
• Ensure logs/ is web writeable.
• Ensure storage/docs is web writeable.
• Ensure storage/temp is web writeable.
• Ensure public_html/files is web writeable.

FOR WEB SERVERS WHERE YOU HAVE FULL CONTROL, LIKE YOUR DEVELOPMENT SERVER

• Configure "[directory-for-app]/public_html" as web root
• OR run "php -S localhost:8000 -t public_html" from [directory-for-app] folder to use PHP built in web server
• OR use "composer start" or "php composer.phar start" from [directory-for-app] folder to run PHP built in web server as configured in composer.json

FOR SHARED HOSTING ENVIRONMENT where service provider has a predefined "public_html" folder which you cannot change

• Copy all code in "skeleton/public_html" to host "public_html" folder.
• Check in "public_html/index.php" that constant BASE_DIR is absolute path to [directory-for-app] folder,
• Check in "public_html/index.php" that constant BASE_DIR_PUBLIC is absolute path to "public_html" webroot NB: Some service providers can have public_html folder as a symbolic link to another location so make sure that these paths are valid

Define framework parameters

Review contents of [directory-for-app]/env-example.php and set MySQL database connection parameters as a minimum requirement.
NB1: MAKE SURE THAT SYSTEM TABLES SPECIFIED DO NOT CLASH WITH ANY OF YOUR EXISTING TABLES IN DATABASE NB2: Unless you have setup default tables already make sure define('SETUP_APP',false);

Rename this file to [directory-for-app]/env.php once you have modified it.

Check that webserver is working

Now goto URL:
"http://localhost:8000/" if you are using php built in server
OR
"http://www.yourdomain.com/" if you have configured a domain on your server

If you have installed this skeleton before on same machine, then you may receive a MySQL database error as the framework tries to access non-existent tables. If this happens then assume the webserver is ok and just access "/setup" as detailed below.

Setup database tables

You should see a setup link in welcome page in above step, alternatively you can goto URL:
"http://localhost:8000/setup" if you are using php built in server
OR
"http://www.yourdomain.com/setup" if you have configured a domain on your server

If all goes well you should see a message detailing success in creating necessary database tables.
NB: AFTER SUCCESSFUL SETUP, make define('SETUP_APP',true); in [directory-for-app]/env.php,
and comment out /setup route in directory-for-app]/src/routes.php

Finally login to admin interface:

Now goto URL:
"http://localhost:8000/login" if you are using php built in server
OR
"http://www.yourdomain.com/login" if you have configured a domain on your server

Default login credentials are:

• User: Whatever email address you defined "MAIL_WEBMASTER" as in env.php above
• pwd: SUNFLOWER

NB: Once you have successfully logged in remember to change password or delete the default user created at setup before using in a production environment