Installing Slim Framework for PHP

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Installing the Slim Framework

1. Download the Slim Framework at https://github.com/codeguy/Slim/zipball/master to your computer.
2. Extract the .zip file on your computer. You should now have a folder named codeguy-Slim-bc5f5a8 (or a similar name).
3. Use FTP to upload the contents of the codeguy-Slim-bc5f5a8 folder (but not the codeguy-Slim-bc5f5a8 folder itself) to the public_html directory of your hosting.com account. For more information about how to access your account using FTP, please see this article.

   📘 Note Alternatively, you can upload the Slim Framework files to a subdirectory located beneath the public_html directory. If you do this, make sure your PHP script files use the correct path to the Slim Framework subdirectory.

4. Use a web browser to go to your website’s URL, such as http://www.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name. You should see the Welcome to Slim page.

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Running a test application

1. Create a file named slimtest.php in your account’s public_html directory.
2. Copy and paste the following sample code into the slimtest.php file:
   <?php
   require 'Slim/Slim.php';
   \Slim\Slim::registerAutoloader();
   $app = new \Slim\Slim();
   $app->get('/hello/:name', function ($name) {
       echo "Hello, $name";
   });
   $app->run();
   ?>
   

   📘 Note This code sample assumes that you uploaded the Slim Framework files to the public_html directory, which contains the Slim subdirectory. If you uploaded the Slim Framework to another directory, make sure you modify the path in the require statement.

3. Use a web browser to go to the URLhttp://www.example.com/slimtest.php/hello/world, where_example.com_ represents your domain name. You should see Hello, world.

   👍 Tip As you may have noticed, the trailing part of the URL is handled as a variable. Therefore, you can type anything you want after the /hello/ section, and it will display in the browser.

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More information

• For general information about the Slim Framework, please visit http://www.slimframework.com.
• To view the online documentation for the Slim Framework, please visit http://docs.slimframework.com.

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