PHP code example of amanprojects / phpstart

1. Go to this page and download the library: Download amanprojects/phpstart library. Choose the download type require.

2. Extract the ZIP file and open the index.php.

3. Add this code to the index.php. 
    
        
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

/* Start to develop here. Best regards https://php-download.com/ */

amanprojects / phpstart example snippets


// Simple read
$name = env('APP_NAME');

// With fallback default
$host = env('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
$port = env('DB_PORT', '3306');

// Boolean check
$debug = env('APP_DEBUG', 'false') === 'true';

// Inside a class
class Database
{
    public function connect(): PDO
    {
        $dsn = sprintf(
            '%s:host=%s;port=%s;dbname=%s;charset=%s',
            env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
            env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
            env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
            env('DB_DATABASE', ''),
            env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4')
        );

        return new PDO($dsn, env('DB_USERNAME'), env('DB_PASSWORD'));
    }
}

bash
php --version
# PHP 8.1.x or higher 
bash
# Windows — add PHP folder to system Path
# e.g. C:\xampp\php  or  C:\php

# Linux/macOS — usually auto-added, verify with:
which php


myapp/
├── .env        ← correct location
└── public/
    └── index.php

bash
php -r "echo date_default_timezone_get();"