CLI Commands

Quickly start a development server using PHP’s built-in feature. No Apache/Nginx required.

php mini serve

The server will run at:

Server running at http://localhost:8000
Press Ctrl+C to stop the server

Prints all registered routes in a table for debugging and documentation purposes.

php mini route:list

Sample output:

================================================================================
| METHOD | URI                    | ACTION                    | MIDDLEWARE     |
================================================================================
| GET    | /                      | HomeController@index      | -              |
| GET    | /user/{id}             | UserController@show       | -              |
| GET    | /dashboard             | DashboardController@index | auth           |
| GET    | /profile               | UserController@profile    | auth           |
| GET    | /settings              | UserController@settings   | auth           |
================================================================================

Total: 5 route(s)

Columns:

• METHOD – HTTP method
• URI – Route pattern
• ACTION – Controller @ method or closure
• MIDDLEWARE – Middleware or - if none

Generate a new controller class quickly.

Usage

php mini make:controller UserController

Creates file: app/Controllers/UserController.php

Generated Code

<?php

namespace App\Controllers;

use Core\Controller;
use Core\Request;

/**
 * UserController - generated by CLI
 */
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource
     */
    public function index(Request $request, $params = [])
    {
        return $this->view('home');
    }
}

Generate a new model class, automatically configuring the table name.

Usage

php mini make:model User

Creates file: app/Models/User.php

Generated Code

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Core\Model;

/**
 * User model - generated by CLI
 */
class User extends Model
{
    protected $table = 'users';
}

Command features:

• Pluralizes model name for the table
• Removes trailing Model if present
• Creates a skeleton structure

Scaffold a new middleware class.

Usage

php mini make:middleware AuthMiddleware

Creates file: app/Middleware/AuthMiddleware.php

Generated Code

<?php

namespace App\Middleware;

use Core\Middleware;
use Core\Request;
use Core\Response;

/**
 * AuthMiddleware - generated by CLI
 */
class AuthMiddleware extends Middleware
{
    /**
     * Handle the request
     * 
     * @param Request $request
     * @param \Closure $next
     * @return Response
     */
    public function handle(Request $request, \Closure $next)
    {
        // Add your logic here

        // Continue to next layer
        return $next($request);
    }
}

Create a reusable Blade/view component.

Usage

php mini make:component Navbar

Creates file: app/Views/components/navbar.php

Generated Template

<div class="p-4 bg-white shadow rounded">
    <h1 class="text-xl font-bold">Navbar Component</h1>
    <p class="text-gray-600 mt-2">This is a generated component. Customize as needed.</p>
</div>

Usage in your views:

<?php
use Core\View;
View::component('navbar');
?>