Preface

Starting from the ThinkPHP6.0 version, it is no longer possible to download and install via Git. It must be installed and updated using the Composer method.

Installing Composer

  • Windows: Download and run Composer-Setup.exe.

  • Linux, MacOS

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    curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
    mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Switching Sources

The official server of Composer is located abroad, and accessing it from within China will be very slow, so we need to switch to a domestic mirror.

  • Alibaba Cloud:

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    composer config -g repo.packagist composer https://mirrors.aliyun.com/composer/

  • Huawei Cloud:

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    composer config -g repo.packagist composer https://repo.huaweicloud.com/repository/php/

Installing the Stable Version of ThinkPHP6

If you are installing for the first time, switch to your WEB root directory in the command line and execute the following command:

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composer create-project topthink/think tp

The directory name tp here can be changed arbitrarily. This directory is what we will often refer to as the application root directory.

If you have already installed it before, switch to your application root directory and then execute the following command to update:

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composer update topthink/framework

The update operation will delete the thinkphp directory and重新 download and install the new version, but it will not affect the app directory. Therefore, do not add any application code and libraries to the core framework directory.

The directories for the installation and update commands are different. The update must be executed under your application root directory.

Installing the Development Version of ThinkPHP6

Generally, composer installs the latest stable version, which may not be the latest version. If you need to install a version that is updated in real-time (suitable for the learning process), you can install the 6.0.x-dev version.

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composer create-project topthink/think=6.0.x-dev tp

Enabling Debug Mode

By default, the application is in deployment mode. During development, you can modify the environment variable APP_DEBUG to enable debug mode. After going live, switch to deployment mode.

When developing locally, you can define a .env file under the application root directory.

After installation with create-project, an .example.env file (environment variable example) will be included in the root directory. You can rename it to .env and modify it according to your requirements. This example file already enables debug mode.

Testing the Run

Enter the command line and execute the following command:

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php think run

Enter the address in the browser:

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http://localhost:8000/

You will see the welcome page. Congratulations, you have now completed the installation of ThinkPHP6.0!

If your local port 80 is not occupied, you can also directly use

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php think run -p 80

Then you can directly access:

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http://localhost/

Running the Project with Apache

It is highly recommended to use Apache to run ThinkPHP projects. Point the Apache runtime directory to the /public directory and configure for pseudo-static.

Modify the .htaccess file to hide index.php
Note: Modify the .htaccess file under the public directory

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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  Options +FollowSymlinks -Multiviews
  RewriteEngine On
 
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  #RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [QSA,PT,L]
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [L,E=PATH_INFO:$1]
</IfModule>