Understand PHPAML.
Build without guessing.

Create an application

AML downloads the official template, verifies its checksum, and installs the engine in an isolated environment.

aml create my-project
cd my-project
aml install
aml doctor
aml serve

The site is available at http://localhost:8000. Changes trigger an automatic browser refresh.

Project architecture

my-project/
├── app/
│   ├── Controllers/
│   ├── Models/
│   ├── public/{css,js,img}/
│   └── views/partials/
├── configs/app.php
├── database/migrations/
├── tests/
├── aml_env/
└── index.php

Work in app, configs, database, and tests. The aml_env contains the engine and its dependencies.

Essential commands

Routes and controllers

'GET /users/{id}' => [
  'handler' => [UserController::class, 'show'],
  'middleware' => [AuthMiddleware::class],
  'name' => 'users.show',
],

Views and public files

The template provides header.php, footer.php, css/index.css, js/main.js, and img/favicon.svg.

Before production

aml install --production
aml doctor --json
aml routes
aml test