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title: SilverStripe Documentation
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introduction: Welcome to the SilverStripe Developer Documentation. This website is aimed at website developers looking to learn how to build and manage web applications with the SilverStripe Framework.
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## Getting Started with SilverStripe
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Before you start developing your first web application, you'll need to install the latest version of SilverStripe onto
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a web server. The [Getting Started](/getting_started) section will show you what
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[server requirements](/getting_started/server_requirements) you will need to meet and how to
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[download and install SilverStripe](/getting_started/installation).
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To check out the features that SilverStripe offers without installing it, read the [Feature Overview](http://www.silverstripe.org/software/)
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and play with the interactive [demo website](http://demo.silverstripe.org/).
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## Getting support
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SilverStripe has an wide range of options for getting support:
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* Join our [forum](https://forum.silverstripe.org)
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* Ask technical questions on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/silverstripe)
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* Get help on our [Slack channel](https://www.silverstripe.org/community/slack-signup/)
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* Read the technical reference in our [API Documentation](http://api.silverstripe.org/)
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* Get a user-focused overview of the CMS features in our [User Help](http://userhelp.silverstripe.com)
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* Discuss new features, API changes and the development [roadmap](http://www.silverstripe.org/software/roadmap/)
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on [UserVoice](http://silverstripe.uservoice.com/forums/251266-new-features)
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## Building your first SilverStripe Web application
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Once you have completed the [Getting Started](/getting_started) guide and have got SilverStripe
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installed and running, the following [Tutorials](http://silverstripe.org/learn/lessons) will lead through the basics and core concepts of
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SilverStripe.
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Make sure you know the basic concepts of PHP5 before attempting to follow the tutorials. If you have not programmed with PHP5 be sure to read the [Introduction to PHP5 (zend.com)](http://devzone.zend.com/6/php-101--php-for-the-absolute-beginner).
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## SilverStripe Concepts
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The [Developer Guides](/developer_guides) contain more detailed documentation on certain SilverStripe topics, 'how to'
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examples and reference documentation.
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[CHILDREN Folder=02_Developer_Guides]
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## Contributing to SilverStripe
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The SilverStripe Framework, Content Management System and related websites are open source and welcome community
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contributions.
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[CHILDREN Folder=05_Contributing]
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