Web3 PHP CLI is a blazing fast blockchain server for local development.

This project is a work-in-progress. Code and documentation are currently under development and are subject to change.

Get Started

Requires PHP 8.0+

First, install Web3 via the Composer package manager:

composer global config prefer-stable true
composer global config minimum-stability dev
composer global require web3-php/cli

Then, start the local blockchain server:

web3

Options

The accounts option allows to specify the number of accounts.

web3 --accounts=5 # Default: 5

The host option allows to specify the hostname to listen on.

web3 --host=127.0.0.2 # Default: 127.0.0.1

The port option allows to specify the port number to listen on.

web3 --port=8550 # Default: 8545

Web3 PHP CLI is an open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.