PHP Artisan Alias

VS Code extension for Laravel developers - Set custom aliases for php artisan commands.

Quick Start

1. Install from VS Code Marketplace
2. Open a Laravel project in VS Code
3. Open a terminal - aliases are set automatically!

Available Aliases

Main Alias

art serve          # php artisan serve
art migrate        # php artisan migrate

Make Commands → mk[command]

mkmodel User       # php artisan make:model User
mkcontroller User  # php artisan make:controller User
mkview welcome     # php artisan make:view welcome
# ... all make: commands work with mk prefix

Direct Commands → Just the command

migrate            # php artisan migrate
serve              # php artisan serve
down               # php artisan down
up                 # php artisan up
fresh              # php artisan migrate:fresh
rollback           # php artisan migrate:rollback
tinker             # php artisan tinker
test               # php artisan test

Database Commands → db[command]

dbseed             # php artisan db:seed
dbwipe             # php artisan db:wipe
dbmonitor          # php artisan db:monitor

Quick Commands

routs              # php artisan route:list
keygen             # php artisan key:generate
link               # php artisan storage:link
envd               # php artisan env:decrypt
enve               # php artisan env:encrypt

Commands & Shortcuts

Help Command

View all available aliases and their descriptions:

• Command Palette: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Show PHP Artisan Aliases Help"
• Terminal: help (if you set up the alias)

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Start Laravel Server: Ctrl+Alt+S (anywhere in Laravel project)
• Show Help: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Show PHP Artisan Aliases Help"

Configuration

Change main alias in VS Code settings:

"phpArtisanAlias.alias": "laravel"

Customize serve shortcut in VS Code settings:

"phpArtisanAlias.serveShortcut": "ctrl+alt+s"

Manual setup: Press Ctrl+Shift+P → "Set PHP Artisan Aliases in All Terminals"

Patterns to Remember

Make Commands → mk[command]

Rule: Add mk prefix to any make: command

php artisan make:model User      → mkmodel User
php artisan make:controller User → mkcontroller User
php artisan make:view welcome    → mkview welcome

💡 Memory: Think "MaKe" = mk

Database Commands → db[command]

Rule: Add db prefix to any db: command

php artisan db:seed    → dbseed
php artisan db:wipe    → dbwipe
php artisan db:monitor → dbmonitor

💡 Memory: Think "DataBase" = db

Common Commands → Just the command name

Rule: Remove php artisan prefix completely

php artisan migrate → migrate
php artisan serve   → serve
php artisan down    → down
php artisan up      → up
php artisan tinker  → tinker
php artisan test    → test

💡 Memory: Most used commands get shortest aliases

Migration Commands → Action name only

Rule: Remove php artisan migrate: prefix

php artisan migrate:fresh   → fresh
php artisan migrate:rollback → rollback
php artisan migrate:status  → status

💡 Memory: Migration actions are so common, just use the action

Quick Shortcuts → Intuitive abbreviations

Rule: Use logical shortcuts for specific commands

php artisan route:list     → routs (route + s)
php artisan key:generate   → keygen (key + gen)
php artisan storage:link   → link (just the action)
php artisan env:decrypt    → envd (env + d)
php artisan env:encrypt    → enve (env + e)

💡 Memory: Use the most distinctive part of the command

Daily Workflow

serve              # Start server
mkmigration create_users
migrate            # Run migration
mkmodel User       # Create model
dbseed             # Seed database
tinker             # Test models
test               # Run tests

Developer: M B Parvez | Support: TheUI | License: MIT