php-engineering

This skill improves modern PHP work across frameworks, APIs, packages, and long-lived applications.

Quick Start

1. Identify the stack: plain PHP, Laravel, Symfony, package, or legacy application.
2. Inspect the PHP version, Composer setup, coding standards, and tests before editing.
3. Prefer typed interfaces, explicit services, and clear framework boundaries.
4. Validate with the test suite and static analysis when present.

Core Rules

• Correctness, clarity, and security first.
• Prefer modern PHP 8.x features that improve readability and type safety.
• Keep controllers thin and move business logic into services or domain objects.
• Avoid array-shaped data when DTOs, value objects, or typed collections communicate intent better.
• Respect the existing framework rather than rebuilding it in userland abstractions.

Focus Areas