skeleton

> File structure doesn't adhere to PHP league standard [https://github.com/thephpleague/skeleton] All PHP code should be in src directory or tests directory. The PHP League Skeleton is only for packages. On the other hand, you use Laravel to create full applications so it's not applicable. Even if somehow the Skeleton is so good its structure might be used for applications, we're under no obligation to follow PHP League's rules because they're just a private organization, not an authoritative source for standards such as PHP itself or PSR standards.

I'm just now learning (week 2) Laravel after coming from using other custom frameworks for years. For the record I have my own framework with a fully featured ORM of it's own and 99% unit test coverage for said ORM which is a fork of one my friend started 15 years ago and I have contributed to for several years. We started it before Laravel existed and in many ways it's exactly like Laravel. [https://github.com/Divergence/framework] But anyway..... So far what I like: - Migrations - The ORM is pretty good - Query writer is aight - Blade - Mixx - built in CLI So far what I don't like: - All routes defined in one single file instead of procedurally in each controller (performance wise this is terrible cause you're running a bunch of regular expressions on each and every request. augh) - File structure doesn't adhere to PHP league standard [

Just wanna dump a bunch of similar PHP sites you might find useful: (The only proper) PDO tutorial: https://phpdelusions.net/pdo/ Organize a php project according to industry best practice: https://github.com/thephpleague/skeleton PHP Best Practices - A short, practical guide for common and confusing PHP tasks: https://phpbestpractices.org/ Modern PHP Cheat Sheet - A to-the-point summary of all awesome PHP features: https://front-line-php.com/cheat-sheet Laravel, PHP, JavaScript: https://freek.dev/ PHP security: https://paragonie.com/blog

These days if you're not using PSR4 configured auto loading with all your code in the src or tests directory and a separate public folder then you're not really qualified to work on PHP at a professional level. I highly encourage using this template for all new projects https://github.com/thephpleague/skeleton