What you need
Just PHP 8.5 or newer. There's no Composer step and no C extensions to chase down, so setup stays out of your way.
Grab the whole framework in one go. It's a single zip of pure PHP 8.5 with nothing else to install, so you can unzip it and start building right away.
Download .zipJust PHP 8.5 or newer. There's no Composer step and no C extensions to chase down, so setup stays out of your way.
The full framework source, the bootstrap and migration helpers, and the front-end assets. The tests and examples are left out to keep the download lean.
Unzip it, point your project at the fast/ folder, and follow along. The Get Started guide walks you through your first app.