How to Download Composer for using Slim (a micro framework for PHP)

Step 1 : Download and run Composer-Setup.exe

Step 2 : Open Command Prompt on Windows and Run Script

-Download the installer to the current directory
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"

-Verify the installer SHA-384 which you can also cross-check here
php -r "if (hash_file('SHA384', 'composer-setup.php') === 'e115a8dc7871f15d853148a7fbac7da27d6c0030b848d9b3dc09e2a0388afed865e6a3d6b3c0fad45c48e2b5fc1196ae') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;"

-Run the installer
php composer-setup.php

-Remove the installer
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"

-----------------------After Install and Telling Message-------------------------
All settings correct for using Composer
Downloading 1.1.3...
Composer successfully installed to: C:\Users\suttipong\composer.phar
Use it: php composer.phar

-Update Composer
php composer.phar self-update

HOW TO USE COMPOSER

• Introduction
• composer.json: Project Setup
  • The require Key
  • Package Names
  • Package Versions
  • Stability
• Installing Dependencies
• composer.lock - The Lock File
• Packagist
• Autoloading

Example : Create Project laravel with Composer : 
composer create-project laravel/laravel exampleProject --prefer-dist

Problems 1 : How to import vendor folder

If you have the problem (vendor/autoload.php) in your php file it's has not work.

Autoload File has not work and it show message in the windows

Reference : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18312707/why-my-autoload-php-of-composer-doesnt-work

How to....

Step 1 : copy composer.phar file into your folder in server and you write the command

Step 2 : From this command. It has the generate file (vendor folder, composer.lock) in your folder

Problems 2 : class slim/slim not found with composer

You will must have to write script for test.

-How to test Autoload of Slim

<?php

   require 'vendor/autoload.php';   //call Autoload PHP Page

   $app = new \Slim\Slim();          //call Slim PHP class

   $app->get('/', function () {         //get root path

   echo "Hello World!";

});

$app->run();

-How to test Slim class

<?php

    //require 'Slim/Slim.php';

    require 'vendor/slim/slim/Slim/Slim.php';

    $app = new Slim();

    $app->get('/hello', 'hello');        //call hello page and call method hello

    $app->get('/hello/:name', function ($name) {

    echo "Hello, $name";

});

$app->run();

function hello() {

    echo "Hello World.";

}

?>

Reference :

http://help.slimframework.com/discussions/problems/1017-beginner-question-keep-getting-slim-error

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33217410/class-slim-slim-not-found-with-composer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27826936/composer-autoloader-slim-framework-fatal-error-class-slim-slim-not-found

Problems 3 : xampp server 404 page not found

index.php

<?php 
// Pull in our bootstrap file.
require_once '../src/ProjectName/bootstrap.php';
$app->run();

.htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}% !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}% !-d
RewriteRule ^ index.php [QSA,L]

-Open .htaccess File to Edit

Reference : 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9747640/slim-framework-always-return-404-error

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12343466/always-get-404-error-in-slim-framework-when-omitting-index-php-in-url

bootstrap.php

<?php 
require_once '../vendor/autoload.php';
$app = new \Slim\App();
require_once 'Routes.php';

example.php

$app->get('/example/{name}', function ($request, $response, $args) {
    echo 'Hello ' . $args['name'];
}

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35294227/xampp-server-404-page-not-found

Problems 4 : How to require function between class with using root path in PHP folder

/A
   foo.php
   tar.php
   B/
       bar.php

If you call foo.php (ex: http://example.com/foo.php), the working directory will be /A/. If you call bar.php (ex: http://example.com/B/bar.php), the working directory will be /A/B/.

foo.php call bar.php

<?php
require_once( 'B/bar.php' );
?>

bar.php call tar.php

<?php
require_once( 'tar.php');
?>

Reference : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/266688/how-do-you-know-the-correct-path-to-use-in-a-php-require-once-statement

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URL :

1.) Composer - Dependency Management for PHP
https://github.com/kullawattana/composer

2.) Slim Framework 3 Skeleton Application
https://github.com/slimphp/Slim-Skeleton

3.) Download Composer for Create laravel and Slim Project
https://getcomposer.org/download/

4.) Laravel Project
https://laravel.com/docs/4.2/quick

5.) Install Composer on Windows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZocYVPP3nQY

6.) CURL
http://php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php