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PHPCoreAPI Project Setup

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):

Nginx (server block example):

• Restart the server after changes.
• Visit your project URL to confirm it works.

2. Database Configuration

• File: app/Core/Database.php

• Update variables with your database credentials:

• Controllers automatically get a private MySQLi connection:

3. Routing

• All routes are in app/Routes/web.php

Independent routes:

Base route groups:

• You can have multiple base groups like /auth or /admin.

4. Controllers

• Create a controller:

• Create controller in subfolder:

• Request helpers:

  • Request::JsonBody() → raw JSON string
  • Request::JsonData() → decoded JSON array
  • Request::GetData() → $_GET
  • Request::PostData() → $_POST
• Example:

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

• Start server: phpcoreapi serve
• Open browser: http://localhost:8080

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

• Example: phpcoreapi add guzzlehttp/guzzle

9. Example API Requests

JSON POST:

Form POST:

GET:

10. Notes

• Always keep web root pointing to 'public'
• Controllers use Request & Database helpers
• Edit web.php for routing only