Starter Templates

Scaffold a new ZeroPing project from a pre-built template with php zero new.

BASH
php zero new {type} [--name="My Project"] [--dir=./path]

Available Templates

`empty`

Minimal project skeleton with a single welcome page.

my-app/
├── app/Controllers/HomeController.php
├── config/app.php
├── config/database.php
├── config/routes.php
├── public/index.php
├── storage/
└── views/welcome.php

`blog`

Blog with posts, models, migrations, and full CRUD views.

BASH
php zero new blog --name="My Blog"

Includes:

  • Post model with scopes (published, latest)
  • PostController with index and show actions
  • Posts migration (001_create_posts_table.php)
  • Tailwind-styled views (home, posts index, post show)
  • App layout with navigation

`api`

RESTful API skeleton with JSON helpers and auth boilerplate.

BASH
php zero new api --name="My API"

Includes:

  • AuthController with login endpoint and validation
  • UserController with index and show endpoints
  • JSON response helpers
  • Clean route definitions under /api/*

`mvc`

Full MVC CRUD scaffold with user management.

BASH
php zero new mvc --name="My App"

Includes:

  • User model with fillable, hidden, and mutators
  • UserController with index, create, store
  • HomeController
  • Users migration (001_create_users_table.php)
  • Tailwind views (home, users index, create user form)
  • Form validation with error handling

Project Configuration

When using --name, the project name is used to fill in:

| Placeholder | Replaced with | |---|---| | {{ project_name }} | The value of --name | | {{ project_slug }} | URL-friendly version of the name | | {{ project_type }} | The template type (e.g., BLOG) |

Next Steps After Scaffolding

BASH
cd my-app
# Configure your environment
cp .env.example .env
# Start the dev server
php zero serve