| Package Data | |
|---|---|
| Maintainer Username: | dsamojlenko |
| Maintainer Contact: | dsamojlenko@gmail.com (Dave Samojlenko) |
| Package Create Date: | 2017-02-02 |
| Package Last Update: | 2017-03-28 |
| Home Page: | http://www.phpcaddy.co/ |
| Language: | PHP |
| License: | MIT |
| Last Refreshed: | 2024-11-22 15:01:01 |
| Package Statistics | |
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| Total Downloads: | 200 |
| Monthly Downloads: | 1 |
| Daily Downloads: | 0 |
| Total Stars: | 30 |
| Total Watchers: | 5 |
| Total Forks: | 1 |
| Total Open Issues: | 0 |
PHP Caddy is a tiny PHP development environment for Windows, inspired by Laravel Valet.
No hosts file, no configuration, no frills. Just run it and go write some code.
PHP Caddy is basically a stripped down Valet: no *.dev domain proxy (only localhost), no linking multiple sites or parked directories, and no sharing over local tunnels. It also doesn't require elevated privileges to run like some of the other Windows alternatives, which can make things easier for people in corporate environments.
Built with Caddy web server, PHP Caddy also includes Mailhog for catching email sent by your application.
This package is for minimalists. It does not have the full feature set of Valet, and it doesn't provide the robust features of a virtualized environment like Homestead.
There seems to be an issue with long-running php-cgi.exe processes in PHP 7.0 and earlier on Windows. The process randomly crashes after a period of time, causing a 502 Bad Gateway in PHP Caddy.
PHP 7.1 introduced the ability to run multiple php-cgi.exe processes, which seems to alleviate this problem.
If you are getting frequent 502 Bad Gateway errors, try upgrading to PHP 7.1 and make sure you're running the latest
PHP Caddy by running composer global update.
If you can't upgrade PHP, then you can restart PHP when this happens using caddy service php restart.
composer global require samojled/php-caddy
Make sure your global composer vendor/bin folder is in your system path.
cd {your php project directory}
caddy start
caddy stop
cd {another php project}
caddy link
# Mailhog
caddy service mailhog start
caddy service mailhog stop
caddy service mailhog restart
# Http (Caddy)
caddy service http start
caddy service http stop
caddy service http restart
# PHP
caddy service php start
caddy service php stop
caddy service php restart
| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| caddy install | Install PHP Caddy services |
| caddy link | Link Caddy to the current directory |
| caddy start | Start the Caddy services and Link the current directory. |
| caddy start --without-mailhog | For a slightly lighter resource footprint |
| caddy stop | Stop the Caddy services |
| caddy which | Determine which Valet driver serves the current working directory |
| caddy uninstall | Remove PHP Caddy services |
| caddy service [service] [command] | Start/Stop/Restart individual services |
PHP Caddy comes with the same default set of drivers as Valet, so out of the box it supports:
You can write your own Valet driver to support PHP applications not in the list above, in the same way you can with Laravel Valet.
When you install PHP Caddy, a ~/.phpcaddy/Drivers directory is created which contains a SampleValetDriver.php file
you can use as a guide. To use your custom driver, either place it in the ~/.phpcaddy/Drivers directory, or in the
root path of your project, and it will be picked up by PHP Caddy.
See more info on creating custom drivers in the Laravel Valet docs: Custom Valet Drivers
You can update PHP Caddy using the composer global update command. After upgrading, you may need to run
caddy install to make any necessary configuration changes.
Parts of the original Laravel Valet source code were used in whole or in part in building this project, and are covered under the original Valet License
The Caddy and Mailhog binaries are covered under their respective licenses.
PHP Caddy is Copyright (c) 2017 Dave Samojlenko and licensed under the MIT license
