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name: moai-lang-php version: 2.1.0 created: 2025-10-22 updated: 2025-11-02 status: active description: PHP 8.4+ best practices with PHPUnit 11, Composer, PSR-12 standards, and web frameworks (Laravel, Symfony). keywords: ['php', 'phpunit', 'composer', 'psr', 'laravel', 'symfony'] allowed-tools:

• Read
• Bash

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Lang Php Skill

Skill Metadata

Field	Value
Skill Name	moai-lang-php
Version	2.1.0 (2025-11-02)
Allowed tools	Read (read_file), Bash (terminal)
Auto-load	On demand when keywords detected
Tier	Language

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What It Does

PHP 8.4+ best practices with PHPUnit 11, Composer, PSR-12 standards, and web frameworks (Laravel, Symfony).

Key capabilities:

• ✅ Best practices enforcement for language domain
• ✅ TRUST 5 principles integration
• ✅ Latest tool versions (2025-11-02)
• ✅ TDD workflow support
• ✅ Web framework patterns (Laravel, Symfony)

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When to Use

Automatic triggers:

• Related code discussions and file patterns
• SPEC implementation (/alfred:2-run)
• Code review requests

Manual invocation:

• Review code for TRUST 5 compliance
• Design new features
• Troubleshoot issues

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Tool Version Matrix (2025-11-02)

Tool	Version	Purpose	Status
PHP	8.4.0	Runtime	✅ Current
PHPUnit	11.5.0	Testing	✅ Current
Composer	2.8.0	Package manager	✅ Current
Laravel	12.0.0	Web framework	✅ Current
Symfony	7.3.5	Web framework	✅ Current

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Inputs

• Language-specific source directories
• Configuration files
• Test suites and sample data

Outputs

• Test/lint execution plan
• TRUST 5 review checkpoints
• Migration guidance

Failure Modes

• When required tools are not installed
• When dependencies are missing
• When test coverage falls below 85%

Dependencies

• Access to project files via Read/Bash tools
• Integration with moai-foundation-langs for language detection
• Integration with moai-foundation-trust for quality gates

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References (Latest Documentation)

Documentation links updated 2025-10-22

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Changelog

• v2.0.0 (2025-10-22): Major update with latest tool versions, comprehensive best practices, TRUST 5 integration
• v1.0.0 (2025-03-29): Initial Skill release

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Works Well With

• moai-foundation-trust (quality gates)
• moai-alfred-code-reviewer (code review)
• moai-essentials-debug (debugging support)

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Best Practices

✅ DO:

• Follow language best practices
• Use latest stable tool versions
• Maintain test coverage ≥85%
• Document all public APIs

❌ DON'T:

• Skip quality gates
• Use deprecated tools
• Ignore security warnings
• Mix testing frameworks