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Quickstart¶

This page explains how to quickly install and set up eZ Platform for development.

Prerequisites¶

To quickly install eZ Platform, you need a Linux machine with PHP and MySQL installed.

Installation¶

To install eZ Platform you need Composer and git on your system. You also need to create a database.

1 2	composer create-project --keep-vcs ezsystems/ezplatform . ^1 php app/console ezplatform:install clean

For more details see Install eZ Platform.

Run eZ Platform¶

To run eZ Platform on the built-in PHP server:

1	php app/console server:run

The command will output the address of the development server. Add /ez to access the Back Office. The default Administrator login is admin with password publish.

Project structure¶

eZ Platform is a Symfony app and follows the project structure used by Symfony.

For more details see Structuring a bundle.

First steps¶

See First steps for common first tasks on a clean eZ Platform installation.