Download beta 3 --- where?

GOD

I've read the instructions, but it is unclear where we download beta 3 once we have composer installed.

GOD

Re-read things and found my answer:

"Moving forward, we have decided to move to a fully Composer-driven architecture and ecosystem. Each Flarum instance has a composer.json file which contains a list of the extensions to install. Composer reads this file and pulls them all in, along with their dependencies, resolving any conflicts that may occur. Everything can be updated to the latest version with a single command. And using Composer to power the extension ecosystem will enable us to deliver a Marketplace much sooner than originally planned."

cbmainz

I had the same confusion at first. I did't work with composer before.

So after installing composer, run the command below in the location where Flarum should be installed on your web server:

composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta

GOD

cbmainz I actually have worked with Composer before, but via phpBB and the command line wasn't needed.

MediaWiki uses the command line though if you're upgrading from source off of GitHub.

cbmainz

GOD I don't know about phpBB and MediaWiki and how composer is used there, but for me, this routine worked.

And after that, then go to your Flarum in a web browser an go on with the installation like usual.