php-to-dotnet-mapping

name	php-to-dotnet-mapping
description	PHP to .NET 10 code mapping reference. Use when converting PHP code patterns to .NET equivalents including framework mapping, authentication, templates (Blade to Razor), packages (Composer to NuGet), and validation rules.

PHP to .NET 10 Mapping Reference

Use this skill when migrating PHP code to .NET 10. It provides direct mappings for common patterns.

Framework Mapping

PHP Framework	.NET 10 Equivalent
Laravel	ASP.NET Core MVC
Symfony	ASP.NET Core MVC
CodeIgniter	ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs
Slim	ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs
Lumen	ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs

Architecture Pattern Mapping

PHP Pattern	.NET 10 Equivalent
MVC (Laravel/Symfony)	ASP.NET Core MVC
API-only	ASP.NET Core Web API / Minimal APIs
Blade/Twig templates	Razor Views
LiveWire	Blazor Server

Data Access Mapping

PHP	.NET 10
Eloquent ORM	Entity Framework Core
Doctrine ORM	Entity Framework Core
PDO	ADO.NET / Dapper
Query Builder	LINQ
Migrations	EF Core Migrations

Authentication Mapping

PHP	.NET 10
Laravel Auth	ASP.NET Core Identity
Laravel Sanctum	JWT Bearer Authentication
Laravel Passport	IdentityServer / Duende
PHP Sessions	ASP.NET Core Session
tymon/jwt-auth	Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer
Socialite	OAuth2 / Microsoft.Identity.Web

Dependency Injection

PHP	.NET 10
Laravel Container	Built-in DI Container
Symfony DI	Built-in DI Container
Service Providers	IServiceCollection extensions
Facades	Injected services

Template Syntax Mapping (Blade → Razor)

Blade (PHP)	Razor (.NET)
{{ $var }}	@Model.Var or @var
{!! $html !!}	@Html.Raw(html)
@if($cond)	@if (cond)
@foreach($items as $item)	@foreach (var item in items)
@extends('layout')	@{ Layout = "_Layout"; }
@section('content')	@section Content { }
@yield('content')	@RenderSection("Content")
@include('partial')	<partial name="_Partial" />
@csrf	@Html.AntiForgeryToken()
@auth	@if (User.Identity?.IsAuthenticated == true)
{{ route('name') }}	@Url.Action("Action", "Controller")
@component	View Component

Package Mapping (Composer → NuGet)

Composer Package	NuGet Package
guzzlehttp/guzzle	HttpClient (built-in)
stripe/stripe-php	Stripe.net
intervention/image	ImageSharp
tymon/jwt-auth	Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer
predis/predis	StackExchange.Redis
aws/aws-sdk-php	AWSSDK.*
league/flysystem	Azure.Storage.Blobs
phpmailer/phpmailer	Azure.Communication.Email / SendGrid
monolog/monolog	Serilog / ILogger

Configuration Mapping

PHP	.NET 10
.env files	appsettings.json + Environment Variables
config/*.php	IOptions<T> pattern
env('KEY')	IConfiguration["Key"]

Background Jobs Mapping

PHP	.NET 10
Laravel Queues	Azure Service Bus + BackgroundService
Symfony Messenger	Azure Service Bus + BackgroundService
Laravel Scheduler	Hosted Services + Cron expressions
Artisan commands	.NET CLI tools

Validation Mapping

Laravel Validation	.NET 10
required	[Required]
email	[EmailAddress]
max:100	[MaxLength(100)]
min:1	[MinLength(1)] or [Range(1, ...)]
unique:table	Custom validator / EF unique index
confirmed	[Compare("PropertyName")]
Form Requests	FluentValidation

Code Examples

See the examples directory for sample conversions:

• Controller example - PHP controller to .NET controller
• Service example - PHP service to .NET service
• Model example - Eloquent model to EF Core entity