PHP Project Skeleton

Basic PHP project structure for a PHP 8.1+ application. Pre-configured with an example namespace, PHPUnit test suite, web-accessible front controller, and command-line application.

Installation

1. Install Composer package manager.

2. Create project skeleton:

    $ composer create-project johnkary/php-skeleton your-new-project-dir
   $ cd !$
   $ git init
   

3. Start PHP's built-in web server:

    $ php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 -t www
   

4. Open http://127.0.0.1:8000 to access www/index.php

5. Run php bin/console to access command-line scripts

Running test suite

1. Optionally copy and configure phpunit.xml.dist for your project's environment:

    $ cp phpunit.xml.dist phpunit.xml
   $ vi phpunit.xml
   

2. Run the test suite:

    $ ./vendor/bin/phpunit