rules-php

What problem does it solve?

PHP development lacks explicit, PHP-specific guardrails for naming, strict typing, error handling, SQL safety, and testing when only universal rules are applied, and this skill layers those expectations on top.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Overrides naming conventions, function size, file organization, and formatting to match PSR-12, PSR-4 autoloading, and declare(strict_types=1) requirements.
• Captures type system requirements by mandating strict types, nullable management, union and intersection types, enums, exception-based error handling, and diligent resource cleanup.
• Covers testing with PHPUnit or Pest, SQL injection prevention through PDO or ORM use, dependency injection best practices, and a reviewer checklist that catches missing strict typing, loose comparisons, or insecure queries.
• Use Case: Run this skill before approving a PHP pull request to ensure classes, functions, SQL, and dependencies all honor PHP's modern conventions.

Quick Start

Apply the rules-php skill to audit my PHP changes for PSR-12 naming, strict typing, and prepared statements.