How to Install ThinkPHP 6.0 Using Composer on Windows
This tutorial walks through downloading Composer, configuring a mirror, creating a ThinkPHP 6.0 project, and verifying the installation by running the built‑in server and accessing the welcome page in a browser.
The article explains that the ThinkPHP 6 framework cannot be downloaded directly from the official website, so you must use composer to install it.
First, open the "ThinkPHP6.0 Complete Development Manual", locate the installation section, and download Composer-Setup.exe. Run the installer and follow the prompts to install Composer on Windows.
Open a command prompt (cmd) and check your PHP version; versions lower than 7 cannot install ThinkPHP 6.
Configure Composer to use the Aliyun mirror with the command:
composer config -g repo.packagist composer https://mirrors.aliyun.com/composer/Then create the ThinkPHP project by running: composer create-project topthink/think tp When the output contains the word succeed, the installation has succeeded.
Start the application with: php think run Open a browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/ or http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to see the ThinkPHP 6.0 welcome page, confirming a successful installation.
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