PHP Guides

Set Up PHP Development Environment
Installation
sudo apt install php-cli php-curl php-mbstring php-mysql php-pdo php-sqlite3 php-xml php-zip
Install Composer from Official Distribution
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php -r "if (hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php') === 'c8b085408188070d5f52bcfe4ecfbee5f727afa458b2573b8eaaf77b3419b0bf2768dc67c86944da1544f06fa544fd47') { echo 'Installer verified'.PHP_EOL; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'.PHP_EOL; unlink('composer-setup.php'); exit(1); }"
php composer-setup.php
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
sudo chown root:root composer.phar
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Install Laravel Globally
composer global require laravel/installer
echo 'export PATH="$(composer global config bin-dir --absolute --quiet):$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

PHP Tooling Guide
EditorConfig Code Style
# SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: none
[*.html]
indent_size = 2
tab_width = 2
[*.js]
indent_size = 2
tab_width = 2
ij_continuation_indent_size = 4
ij_javascript_enforce_trailing_comma = whenmultiline
[*.php]
indent_size = 4
indent_style = space
[composer.json]
# Tooling uses 4-space indentation; match it.
indent_size = 4
indent_style = space
Exclude Files from Version Tracking
# SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: none
/.phpunit.cache
/.phpunit.result.cache
/vendor

PHP Style Guide
PHP Script Heading
<?php
/**
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Tomáš Havlas <tomas@havlas.me>
 */
declare(strict_types=1);

Laravel Development Guides

Bootstrapping Laravel Project
Create a New Laravel Application
laravel new --pest "[PROJECT_NAME]"
Create a New Laravel Package
laravel package "[PACKAGE_NAME]"

Laravel Tooling Guide
Laravel Package Justfile
# SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: none
#
# Manage the PHP and Laravel toolchain of this package.
# Run the recipes at the project root, not at the `.just` directory.
set working-directory := '..'
HOST := "127.0.0.1"
PORT := "8000"
# Install the Composer dependencies.
install:
    composer install
# Serve the workbench application on the PHP development server.
dev host=HOST port=PORT:
    @php vendor/bin/testbench workbench:build --ansi
    @php vendor/bin/testbench serve --ansi --host="{{ host }}" --port="{{ port }}"
# Run the Pest test suite.
test:
    composer test:unit
# Manage the PHP and Laravel toolchain of this package.
[group('laravel')]
mod laravel '.just/php-laravel.just'

Authentication Support
Installation
composer require laravel/sanctum
composer require laravel/fortify
php artisan install:api
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Sanctum\SanctumServiceProvider"
php artisan config:publish cors
php artisan fortify:install
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Fortify\FortifyServiceProvider"
Configuration

Immutable Date Setup
Configuration
// in app/Service/ImmutableDateService.php
use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
class ImmutableDateService extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Bootstrap any application services.
     */
    public function boot(): void
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);
    }
}

Security Hardening Setup
Configuration
// in app/Service/SecurityService.php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
class SecurityService extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Bootstrap any application services.
     */
    public function boot(): void
    {
        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands($this->app->isProduction());
    }
}

Health Check Setup
Installation
composer require spatie/laravel-health
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="health-config"
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="health-migrations"
Configuration
// in app/Service/HealthCheckService.php
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Spatie\Health\Checks\Checks\DatabaseCheck;
use Spatie\Health\Checks\Checks\DebugModeCheck;
use Spatie\Health\Checks\Checks\EnvironmentCheck;
use Spatie\Health\Checks\Checks\UsedDiskSpaceCheck;
use Spatie\Health\Facades\Health;
class HealthCheckService extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Bootstrap any application services.
     */
    public function boot(): void
    {
        Health::checks([
            // https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-health/v1/available-checks/environment
            EnvironmentCheck::new()->unless($this->app->environment('local')),
            // https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-health/v1/available-checks/debug-mode
            DebugModeCheck::new()->unless($this->app->environment('local')),
            // https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-health/v1/available-checks/db-connection
            DatabaseCheck::new(),
            // https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-health/v1/available-checks/used-disk-space
            UsedDiskSpaceCheck::new(),
            // https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-health/v1/available-checks/queue
            // https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-health/v1/available-checks/schedule
        ]);
    }
}
// in routes/web.php
use Spatie\Health\Http\Controllers\HealthCheckResultsController;
Route::get('/up', HealthCheckResultsController::class);
// in routes/console.php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;
Schedule::command(\Spatie\Health\Commands\RunHealthChecksCommand::class)->everyMinute();
Custom Health Check Model
// in app/Model/HealthCheckResult.php
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\Table;
use Spatie\Health\Models\HealthCheckResultHistoryItem;
#[Table(name: 'HEALTH_CHECK')]
class HealthCheckResult extends HealthCheckResultHistoryItem
{
    //
}
// in config/health.php
return [
    'result_stores' => [
        EloquentHealthResultStore::class => [
            'model' => HealthCheckResult::class,
        ],
    ],
];

Makefile Snippets
Laravel Based Project
Install Dependencies
.PHONY: local/install
local/install:
	composer install
Update Dependencies
.PHONY: local/update
local/update:
	composer update
Run Local Instance
DEVHOST := 127.27.0.1
DEVPORT := 8081
.PHONY: local/up
local/up:
	php artisan serve --host="$(DEVHOST)" --port="$(DEVPORT)"
Clean Wrokspace
.PHONY: clean
clean:
	-rm .phpunit.cache
	-rm .phpunit.result.cache
.PHONY: distclean
distclean: clean
	git clean --force -Xd