php

name	php
description	PHP 8.2+ with strict types, Composer, PSR-4/PSR-12, and modern patterns. Use when writing or editing .php files, working with composer.json, Laravel, Symfony, or PSR-compliant code.

Php

• Use PHP 8.2+ - typed properties, enums, match expressions, named arguments.
• Declare strict types: declare(strict_types=1); at the top of every file.
• Use Composer for dependency management: composer.json + composer.lock committed.
• PSR-4 autoloading and PSR-12 coding style.
• Prefer constructor property promotion: public function __construct(private string $name) {}.
• Use match() over switch for value matching.
• Always use prepared statements for database queries - never concatenate SQL.
• Use filter_var() for input validation.
• Error handling: exceptions over error codes. Never suppress with @.