Laravel Valet

Quick Setup

// public/index.php
router(function() {
    use_request_uri();  // Enable Valet compatibility

    route(method(GET), url_path("/"), function() {
        json_out(["message" => "Hello from Valet!"]);
    });

    route(method(GET), url_path("/api/users"), function() {
        json_out(["users" => []]);
    });
});

Then link your project:

cd your-project
valet link myapp

Your app is now available at http://myapp.test.

How It Works

Laravel Valet uses its own routing mechanism that doesn't rely on .htaccess mod-rewrite rules. The use_request_uri() function tells TeensyPHP to read the route from $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] instead of the url query parameter.

Without use_request_uri(), TeensyPHP expects URLs like:

http://myapp.test/index.php?url=api/users

With use_request_uri(), TeensyPHP handles clean URLs:

http://myapp.test/api/users

Function Reference

use_request_uri()

use_request_uri(): void

Configures the router to use $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] for route matching instead of $_GET['url'].

When to Use	Description
Laravel Valet	Local development with Valet
PHP built-in server	php -S localhost:8000
Servers without mod-rewrite	When you can't use .htaccess