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Merge several files into one file
Live compiler, fast and no additional program is needed
Allows user to write code that can be used in other projects » Code reuse
The ability to set variables » see variable in help
Support .css, .fcss and .js files
Required no changes on the live server
Reducing server load and client load time
Optimizing assets for a higher rank in google search results » PageSpeed
Easy to install » instalation
Support for Laravel framework » Laravel

Workflow

Input
- Contains the building blocks
- Folder can be placed before the public folder, no access for external users
- For a better overview you can split easy your code in into several files
- No @include, files are automatically merged
- Ordering happened by name
Output
- Each extension has its own file
- Use normal html tag <link href='compressor/take.css' rel='stylesheet'> and <script src='compressor/take.js'></script> to grab it
PHP compressor run (PhpCompressor::run())
- <loccation> (INPUT) directory where the .CSS, .FCSS and .JS files are
- <destination> (OUTPUT) directory that contains the compressor/ folder. Note. de destination path is without the compressor/. This wil set in automatic
- The output of PHP compressor wil set in the compressor/ folder as take.*
- Run PHP compressor only in the developor environment, not in production!

    (Input)                                                           (Output)
    
Root/                                           .               Root/
└── Resources/             .. ..................;;.             └── Public/ (!)
    └── css/ (!)              .. PHP compresspr ;;;;.               └── compressor/ (static)
    │   ├── table.css    . . .::::::::::::::::::;;:'                   ├── take.css
    │   ├── alert.css                           :'                     └── take.js
    │   ├── button.css
    │   ...
    └── js/  (!)
    │   ├── table.js
    │   ├── alert.js
    │   ├── button.js
    │   ...
    ..

                             (PHP compressor)
 
 PhpCompressor::run(['resources/assets/css/', 'resources/assets/js/'], 'public/');
 PhpCompressor::run( [ <loccation> , <location>, ... ], <destination> ); // explanation!

Help, docs and links

Instalation

Install with Laravel

Get PHP compressor by running the composer command in the command line.

 $ composer require bvanhoekelen/php-compressor

Open the AppServiceProvider.php located in App\Providers\.

// Add namespace at the top
use PhpCompressor\PhpCompressor;

// Place the code in the `public function boot()`.
if(config('app.debug')) // DON'T USE ON PRODUCTION !!
    PhpCompressor::run(['resources/assets/css/', 'resources/assets/js/'], 'public/');

Place the code in <head> from the html file.

<!-- PHP compressor -->
<link href="{{ asset('/compressor/take.css') }}" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="{{ asset('/compressor/take.js') }}"></script>

Install with composer

Get PHP compressor by running the composer command in the command line.

 $ composer require bvanhoekelen/php-compressor

Run PHP compressor by place code before the view is draw.

// Require vender autoload
require_once('../vendor/autoload.php');

// Use namespace
use PhpCompressor\PhpCompressor;

// Switch which determines if environment is production
$production = false;

// Run php conpressor
if( ! $production ) // DON'T USE ON PRODUCTION !!
    PhpCompressor::run(['resources/css/', 'resources/js/'], 'public/');