M3: cURL install instructions needed before first use
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Description
Module 3 (PHP beginner) uses cURL without ever saying to install it.
It is present by default on macOS and most Linux images, but not on a bare Windows/WSL2 setup, and the course explicitly supports Windows via WSL2.
Scope
Add install instructions before the first cURL use, covering the environments the course supports (macOS, Ubuntu/Linux, Windows via WSL2, Codespaces).
Where
content/php/beginner/3.md, before the first cURL block. Consider whether it belongs in content/shared/setup.md instead, alongside the other per-OS tooling steps (nvm is handled there per OS) — that may be the better home, with M3 just referencing it.
Done when
A reader on any supported environment can run the first cURL command without guessing.
Identified in a beta-testing pass, 2026-06-17.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read content/php/beginner/3.md and locate the first cURL block, then compare content/shared/setup.md for the existing per-OS tooling steps. Add or reference instructions for macOS, Ubuntu/Linux, Windows via WSL2, and Codespaces. Done means a reader on every supported environment can run the first cURL command without guessing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 74/100