~ changes in composer.json

Author: Samuel Akopyan

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ It implements the the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern and principles,
 and data layers. It provides an architecture, components and tools for developers to build a complex web applications 
 faster and safer.
 
-## Installation
+## Installing ApPHP Framework via Composer
+
+You can install ApPHP into your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org).  
+If you're starting a new project, we recommend using the [Directy CMF](https://github.com/apphp/directy-cmf) as
+a starting point. For installing new version in existing applications you can run the following:
+
+``` bash
+$ composer require apphp/php-mvc-framework
+```
+
+## Manual installation of ApPHP Framework
 
 Please make sure the release file is unpacked under a web-accessible directory.
 You will see the following files and directories:
@@ -33,6 +43,31 @@ You will see the following files and directories:
     README              this file
     UPDATE              updating instructions
 
+## Running Tests
+
+Assuming you have PHPUnit installed system wide using one of the methods stated
+[here](https://phpunit.de/manual/current/en/installation.html), you can run the
+tests for ApPHP Framework by doing the following:
+
+1. Install composer on your server.
+2. After Composer is installed, install PHPUnit by
+``` bash
+composer remove phpunit/phpunit --dev
+composer update
+```
+2. Make sure you added following to <strong>composer.json</strong> file:
+``` bash
+"scripts": {
+    "tests-result": "phpunit --colors=always --log-junit test-results.xml",
+    "tests": "phpunit --colors=always",
+    "test": "phpunit --colors=always --filter"
+}
+```
+4. Run `phpunit` by:
+``` bash
+composer tests
+```
+
 ## Requirements
 
 The minimum requirement by ApPHP is that your Web server supports PHP 5.4.0 or

composer.json

@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 {
+    "name": "apphp/php-mvc-framework",
+    "type": "project",
+    "description": "The ApPHP Framework.",
+    "keywords": [
+        "framework",
+        "mvc",
+        "rapid-development",
+        "apphp"
+    ],
+    "homepage": "https://apphp.com",
+    "license": "LGPL",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "ApPHP",
+            "homepage": "https://apphp.com/php-framework"
+        }
+    ],
     "config": {
         "sort-packages": true
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.1.0"
+        "php": ">=5.4.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5"