Simply-PHP has a command line utility that will do some complex task for you.

To create a controller run

$ php cli make:controller product

this command will generate a ProductController.php file in Controllers folder.

You can also pass option to make a controller resource:

$ php cli make:controller product -r

it will make an

Options:

• -r ➤To make the created controller a resource controller(needed actions to make CRUD)
• -m ➤To make also the model by default for that controller.

To create a model run

$ php cli make:model product

this command will generate a Product.php file in app folder. This will be your model for product controller.

Observers hook into model lifecycle events. To create one run

$ php cli make:observer User

This generates an UserObserver.php file in app/Observers/. Register it in EventServiceProvider::boot() via User::observe(UserObserver::class).

See Model Observers docs for details.

Generate a class-based migration file:

$ php cli make:migration create_users_table

This creates a timestamped file in database/migrations/ with an anonymous class that extends Simple\Database\Migrations\Migration. The table name is inferred from the migration name (e.g. create_users_table generates a migration for the users table).

See the Migrations documentation for details on writing migration classes.

Apply all pending migrations:

$ php cli migrate

This runs any migration files in database/migrations/ that have not yet been applied. A migrations table tracks which migrations have run.

Drop all tables and re-run all migrations from scratch:

$ php cli migrate:fresh

Useful during development when you want to rebuild your entire database schema.

$ php cli make:auth

This will generate files needed for authentication like login, registration, forgot-password and all the necessary files like controllers, models and helpers

make:auth now automatically creates a users migration in database/migrations/ and runs pending migrations — no manual steps needed. The migration includes id, name, email, password_hash, email_verified_at, remember_token, and timestamps columns.

Seed any model with data directly from the CLI. The model name is converted to StudlyCase to find the class in app/Models/.

$ php cli user:seed — seeds App\Models\User

$ php cli product:seed — seeds App\Models\Product

$ php cli order_item:seed — seeds App\Models\OrderItem

How it works

1. The command resolves the model class from the command name (e.g. user:seed → App\Models\User)
2. It reads the model's $fillable array to determine which fields to prompt for
3. Each fillable field is prompted interactively
4. After all fields are entered, a record is created via Model::create()
5. You're asked if you want to seed another entry — type yes to repeat

Special field handling

Requirements

• The model must exist in app/Models/ and be autoloadable
• The model must define a $fillable array
• The corresponding database table must already exist (run php cli migrate first)
• The database connection must be configured in app/Config/database.php