Installation can be done using Composer/Packagist. Simply enter the following commands in your shell and all of the Stoic components will be installed for a website to be built:

Stoic will have created the following folder structure for your project:

Classes Folder

This folder should contain any class definitions. Any files with the extension .cls.php in this folder will be automatically included when Stoic is loaded.

For more information on classes, click here.

Repositories Folder

This folder should contain any repository classes, which normally provide methods for returning data in the form of classes. Any files with the extension .rpo.php in this folder will be automatically included when Stoic is loaded.

For more information on repositories, click here.

Utilities Folder

This folder should contain any files that provide utility functionality for your site. Any files with the extension .utl.php in this folder will be automatically included when Stoic is loaded.

For more information on utility files, click here.

Index File

This file is a quick example of how Stoic can be loaded and used as an entry-point for a website.

For more information on entry-points and Stoic, click here.

Settings File

The settings file siteSettings.json contains the default configuration values for the site. The settings file is setup using the Config Migration library.

Replace the contents of the index.php file:

<?php

  // Pull in all files via Composer autoload
  require("vendor/autoload.php");

  // Grab the Stoic class for use, setting the 'root' directory to the current directory
  use Stoic\Web\Stoic;
  $stoic = Stoic::getInstance("./");

  // Retrieve the ParameterHelper for $_GET from the request
  $get = $stoic->getRequest()->getGet();

  // Retrieve the ParameterHelper for $_SERVER from the request
  $server = $stoic->getRequest()->getServer();

  // Output some random information
  echo("Hello, World!<br />");
  echo("I am {$server->get('REMOTE_ADDR')}");

  // If we have a magical $_GET variable, show it
  if ($get->has('magic_var')) {
    echo("<br />Secret Message: {$get->get('magic_var')}");
  }

Which will produce something similar to:

Hello, World!
I am ::1

If you visit the page and add ?magic_var=test, the following will be produced:

Hello, World!
I am ::1
Secret Message: test

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