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Updated Nov 17, 2025

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Installation Setup

Install PHP via package manager

Install Composer for dependency management

Set up Apache/Nginx + PHP-FPM

Configure php.ini settings

Environment Setup

Install PHP + extensions

Setup local database

Configure Composer

Install Laravel or chosen framework

Config Files

php.ini

composer.json

.env (Laravel)

nginx.conf / apache.conf

Cli Commands

php -S localhost:8000

composer install

php artisan serve

phpunit

Internationalization

Laravel localization system

PHP gettext

Translation JSON files

Locale-based routing

Accessibility

Backend-driven markup control

Laravel Blade directives for accessibility

Form helpers with ARIA attributes

CMS tools with built-in accessibility

Ui Styling

Blade templating

Twig (Symfony)

Tailwind integration via Laravel

Inertia/Livewire hybrid UI

State Management

Sessions and cookies

Laravel state via Eloquent models

Cache stores (Redis, memcached)

JWT and token-based authentication

Data Management

PDO for database access

Eloquent ORM

Doctrine ORM (Symfony)

Migrations and seeders