novaconium/README.md

![Novaconium PHP](/_assets/novaconium-logo.png)

# Novaconium PHP:  A PHP Framework Built from the Past

NovaconiumPHP is a high-performance PHP framework designed with inspiration from classic coding principles. 

Pronounced: Noh-vah-koh-nee-um

Packagist: https://packagist.org/packages/4lt/novaconium 
Master Repo: https://git.4lt.ca/4lt/novaconium

## Getting Started

Novaconium is heavly influenced by docker, but you can use composer outside of docker.  
You can [learn more about how novaconium works with composer](https://git.4lt.ca/4lt/novaconium/src/branch/master/docs/Install-Composer-On-Debian.md).

```bash
PROJECTNAME=novaproject;
mkdir -p $PROJECTNAME/novaconium;
cd $PROJECTNAME;

docker run --rm --interactive --tty --volume ./novaconium/:/app composer:latest require 4lt/novaconium;

cp -R novaconium/vendor/4lt/novaconium/skeleton/. .;

# Edit .env
# pwgen -cnsB1v 12 root password
# pwgen -cnsB1v 12 mysql user password (need in both config and env)
# pwgen -cnsB1v 64 framework key (need in config)
# Edit novaconium/App/config.php

docker compose up -d
```

## Documentation

* [Novaconiumm Official Repo](https://git.4lt.ca/4lt/novaconium)
* [CORXN Apache and PHP Container for Novaconium](https://git.4lt.ca/4lt/CORXN)


### How it works

#### htaccess

htaccess ensures that all requests are sent to index.php

#### index.php

index.php does two things:
1. Allows you to turn on error reporting (off by default)
2.  Loads the novaconium bootstrap file novaconium.php

#### novaconium.php

What happens here:

1. Autoload composer
1. Loads configurations