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25 changes: 14 additions & 11 deletions docs/en/installation.md
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Expand Up @@ -46,17 +46,6 @@ The standard way to install CakePHP:

::: code-group

```bash [Create Project]
# Create a new CakePHP 5 application
composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0 my_app_name

# Navigate to your app
cd my_app_name

# Start development server
bin/cake server
```

```bash [Install Composer]
# Linux/macOS
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
Expand All @@ -74,6 +63,20 @@ composer --version
composer --version
```

```bash [Create Project]
# Create a new CakePHP 5 application
composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0 my_app_name

# Navigate to your app
cd my_app_name

# Start development server
bin/cake server

# Or if you have frankenphp available
bin/cake server --frankenphp
```

:::

::: tip Version Constraints
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