==================== The Solar Arch-Class ==================== The Solar arch-class stands over and above all other Solar classes in that it provides functionality needed throughout the entire environment. Unlike most other classes in Solar, the `Solar` class is composed entirely of static methods and objects. This means you never need to instantiate a `Solar` object proper; just include it. {{code: php // after you load the Solar class, require_once 'Solar.php'; // just call its static methods. Solar::start('/path/to/config/Solar.config.php'); // **do not** instantiate it (as follows). $solar = new Solar(); $solar->start('/path/to/config/Solar.config.php'); }} Once you have loaded the Solar.php file, you can call any of the [[Solar::Methods | methods]] it provides.