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A modern PHP application starter template built on the Vireo Framework with Vertical Slice Architecture and Inertia.js.

Features

Vertical Slice Architecture - Organized by feature, not by layer
Inertia.js + React - Modern SPA experience without building an API
TailwindCSS v4 - Utility-first CSS framework
Authentication System - Login, registration, password reset
User Activity Tracking - Monitor user actions with geolocation support
API Traffic Monitoring - Track and analyze API usage
Role & Permission Based Access - Fine-grained authorization
Rate Limiting - Protect endpoints from abuse
Input Validation & Sanitization - Built-in security features
Multiple Database Support - PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server
Multiple Cache Drivers - File, Redis, Memcached, Database
Multiple Storage Drivers - Local, FTP, SFTP, S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, MinIO

Requirements

PHP 8.4+
Composer
Node.js 18+
npm or yarn

Installation

# Create a new project
composer create-project vireo/starter my-app

# Navigate to project directory
cd my-app

# Install JavaScript dependencies
npm install

# Copy environment file (done automatically by composer)
cp .env.example .env

# Generate application key
./vireo key:generate

# Run database migrations
./vireo migrate

# Seed the database (optional)
./vireo db:seed

Development

Start the development servers:

# Start PHP development server
./vireo serve

# In a separate terminal, start Vite dev server
npm run dev

# Or run both with the dev command
composer dev

Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Project Structure

├── Config/              # Application configuration
├── Features/            # Feature modules (Vertical Slices)
│   ├── Auth/            # Authentication feature
│   ├── UserActivity/    # User activity tracking
│   └── ApiMonitoring/   # API traffic monitoring
├── Infrastructure/      # Infrastructure code
│   ├── Http/            # Controllers, middleware, routes
│   ├── Persistence/     # Migrations, seeds, repositories
│   └── Resources/       # Frontend assets (JS, CSS)
└── Tests/               # Test suite

Available Commands

# Development
./vireo serve              # Start development server
./vireo dev                # Start dev server with Vite HMR
npm run dev               # Start Vite dev server
npm run build             # Build frontend assets

# Database
./vireo migrate            # Run migrations
./vireo migrate:rollback   # Rollback last migration
./vireo migrate:status     # Show migration status
./vireo db:seed            # Run database seeders

# Testing
composer test             # Run PHPUnit tests

Configuration

All configuration is done through environment variables. Copy .env.example to .env and adjust the values:

Database: Configure your database connection (PostgreSQL recommended for production)
Cache: Choose between file, Redis, Memcached, or database caching
Session: Configure session storage driver
Storage: Set up file storage (local, S3, FTP, etc.)
Rate Limiting: Configure API rate limits

See .env.example for detailed documentation of all available options.

Testing

# Run all tests
composer test

# Run specific test file
./vendor/bin/phpunit Tests/Unit/Validation/ValidatorTest.php

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