To create a new modulusPHP application, we need to run the following command.

composer create-project modulusphp/modulusphp <app-name>

<app-name> is the name of your application. e.g. blog

I assume, you already have composer installed, if not. Check out this link https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-composer-on-ubuntu-16-04

Rename .env.example to .env

# Application
APP_NAME=modulusPHP
APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_URL=http://localhost
APP_ROOT=/public

# Database
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=modulusphp
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=secret

# Mail
[email protected]
MAIL_PASSWORD=secret
MAIL_FROM_NAME=foo
MAIL_HOST=smtp.domain.com
MAIL_PORT=465 # or 587
MAIL_SMTP_SECURE=ssl # or tls

# C Modulus
C_MODULUS_ENABLE=false

Make sure, you have set the "DB_DATABASE", "DB_USERNAME" and the "DB_PASSWORD".

Make sure you have nodejs and npm installed then install the dependencies using npm install.

If you don't have node.js, follow this tutorial: https://www.taniarascia.com/how-to-install-and-use-node-js-and-npm-mac-and-windows/

This part is optional (but recommended). The following command will create a users table. (You will be able to edit the table later if you want to make any changes).

php modulus migrate

This will create a users, password_resets and migrations table

Run the following command to boot up your Application.

php modulus serve

If port 8000 is already in use, just set your own port. e.g

php modulus serve 8001

You can now visit your Application on http://localhost:<port>

C% (pronounced see modulus) is a new free object-oriented programming language that has a Swift-style syntax and trans-compiles into JavaScript. Before you can use C% in modulusPHP, you need to enable it in the .env file.

C_MODULUS_ENABLE=true

Here's how you can write C% Code in modulusPHP.

% // Code stored in resources/views/welcome.modulus.php %

{% extend('cmod.main') %}

% // Code stored in resources/views/cmod/main.modulus.php %

<@cmodulus

func greet(name) {
  println 'Hello ' + name;

  if name == "Donald" {
    echo name + ' is the creator of C% and modulusPHP';
  }
}

greet('Donald');

@>

{tip} Use the seshaUI.web library

That's all!

Author: Donald Pakkies