Quantum PHPBuild with clarity.

A modular PHP framework for websites, APIs, and applications. Learn the essentials, then explore every package in the Quantum 3.x documentation.

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New to Quantum?

Learn what the framework does, install it, and get your first app running.

Start here

Building an app?

Follow routing, controllers, views, and modules to understand how the pieces work together.

Explore core concepts

Looking up a package?

Go straight to package usage, contracts, adapters, and helpers.

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Your first Quantum project

Get a working application running locally, then explore the framework one piece at a time.

bash

composer create-project quantum/project my-project
cd my-project
php qt serve

Open the address printed by the development server. The Quickstart walks through each step and shows where to go next.

See how a request becomes a response

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Request → Bootstrap → Route → Middleware → Cache or Controller → Response

Quantum starts the application, matches a route, runs route middleware, then serves a cached response or dispatches the controller. The Request Lifecycle guide explains the full flow.

Find the tools for your application

Authentication — explore sign-in and identity related package behavior.
Database — learn how Quantum works with data.
Cache — discover the available caching options.
CLI — find the commands that help during development.

Ready to explore further? Use the Docs navigation and search to browse all Quantum 3.x guides and package references.