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Web Server Configuration --------------------------- [](#1-web-server-configuration) - Set your web server root to the 'public' folder of the project. Example paths: - Apache: DocumentRoot -> /path/to/myapi/public - Nginx: root -> /path/to/myapi/public - URL rewriting is required for routing to work properly. **Apache (.htaccess example):** ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L] ``` **Nginx (server block example):** ``` server { listen 80; server_name yourdomain.com; root /path/to/myapi/public; index index.php; location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string; } location ~ \.php$ { include fastcgi_params; fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.1-fpm.sock; # adjust PHP version fastcgi_index index.php; fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name; } location ~ /\.ht { deny all; } } ``` - Restart the server after changes. - Visit your project URL to confirm it works. 2. Database Configuration ------------------------- [](#2-database-configuration) - File: `app/Core/Database.php` - Update variables with your database credentials: ``` $dbHost = '127.0.0.1'; $dbUser = 'root'; $dbPass = ''; $dbName = 'mydatabase'; ``` - Controllers automatically get a private MySQLi connection: ``` $this->_db = Database::connect(); ``` 3. Routing ---------- [](#3-routing) - All routes are in `app/Routes/web.php` **Independent routes:** ``` $router->get('/status', [HealthController::class, 'index']); ``` **Base route groups:** ``` $router->group('/api', function($r){ $r->get('/health', [HealthController::class, 'index']); $r->post('/user/create', [UserController::class, 'store']); }); ``` - You can have multiple base groups like `/auth` or `/admin`. 4. Controllers -------------- [](#4-controllers) - Create a controller: ``` phpcoreapi make:controller UserController ``` - Create controller in subfolder: ``` phpcoreapi make:controller Auth/UserController ``` - Request helpers: - `Request::JsonBody()` → raw JSON string - `Request::JsonData()` → decoded JSON array - `Request::GetData()` → $\_GET - `Request::PostData()` → $\_POST - Example: ``` $data = Request::JsonData(); $name = $data['name'] ?? null; $this->_db->query("INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ('$name')"); ``` 5. CLI Commands --------------- [](#5-cli-commands) - **Create project:** `phpcoreapi create-project myapi` - **Serve server:** `phpcoreapi serve` (default 8080) or `phpcoreapi serve 2303` - **Build production:** `phpcoreapi build` - **Make controller:** `phpcoreapi make:controller UserController` - **Add composer library:** `phpcoreapi add guzzlehttp/guzzle` 6. Local Development -------------------- [](#6-local-development) - Start server: `phpcoreapi serve` - Open browser: `http://localhost:8080` 7. Production Build ------------------- [](#7-production-build) - Run: `phpcoreapi build` - Output: `/dist` - Install composer optimized: `composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader` - Set web root to `/dist/public` 8. Adding Composer Libraries ---------------------------- [](#8-adding-composer-libraries) - Example: `phpcoreapi add guzzlehttp/guzzle` 9. Example API Requests ----------------------- [](#9-example-api-requests) **JSON POST:** ``` curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/user/create \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"name":"John","email":"john@example.com"}' ``` **Form POST:** ``` curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/user/create -d "name=John&email=john@example.com" ``` **GET:** ``` curl http://localhost:8080/status ``` 10. Notes --------- [](#10-notes) - Always keep web root pointing to 'public' - Controllers use Request & Database helpers - Edit `web.php` for routing only ### Health Score 35 — LowBetter than 80% of packages Maintenance81 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity40 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 88.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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