PHP Project Scaffolder

A simple PHP project scaffolder that quickly sets up a structured PHP project with Composer autoload, clean routing, and optional Git integration. The scaffolded project is ready for development right out of the box.

Features

• Root index.php bootstrap forwards all requests to public/index.php
• Central .htaccess blocks access to non-public folders and routes requests cleanly
• Custom 403.php page to block access to non-public folders
• Composer PSR-4 autoload support for your src/ folder
• Optional Git initialization and first commit
• Self-delete option after scaffolding to keep your workspace clean

Folder Structure

bin/          # CLI scripts  
config/       # Configuration files  
docs/         # Project documentation  
public/       # Public web-accessible files (entrypoint here)  
resources/    # Images, translations, and other assets  
src/          # PHP source files  
tests/        # PHPUnit tests  
CHANGELOG.md  # Changelog for project updates  
CONTRIBUTING.md  
LICENSE  
README.md  
composer.json  

Installation

Clone this repository or download scaffold.php and run:

php scaffold.php

The script will:

1. Create the standard project folders and files
2. Generate composer.json and Composer autoload
3. Optionally initialize a Git repository and make the first commit
4. Remove itself automatically after execution

Usage

After running the scaffolder:

1. Install Composer dependencies (if any):

composer install

2. Start a local development server:

php -S localhost:8000 -t public

3. Open http://localhost:8000 in your browser to see the scaffold in action.

Versioning

This scaffolder uses semantic versioning . Each release is tagged in Git for easy reference.

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on contributing to this project.

License

MIT License — see LICENSEfor details.