Appwrite Php

This is your go-to for building server-side PHP apps with Appwrite's backend services. It covers the full stack: user management, database CRUD with the newer TablesDB service, file storage, teams, and serverless functions. The examples are practical and include the nuances that matter, like preferring named arguments over positional ones, understanding varchar versus text column types for row size optimization, and setting up dual-client patterns for SSR auth in Laravel or Symfony. If you're working with Appwrite in PHP and need more than just the basics, this gives you the patterns and query methods to hit the ground running.

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last updated: Jun 3, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add appwrite/agent-skills --skill appwrite-php --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Appwrite PHP SDK

Installation

composer require appwrite/appwrite

Setting Up the Client

use Appwrite\Client;
use Appwrite\ID;
use Appwrite\Query;
use Appwrite\Services\Users;
use Appwrite\Services\TablesDB;
use Appwrite\Services\Storage;
use Appwrite\Services\Functions;
use Appwrite\InputFile;

$client = (new Client())
    ->setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    ->setProject(getenv('APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID'))
    ->setKey(getenv('APPWRITE_API_KEY'));

Code Examples

User Management

$users = new Users($client);

// Create user
$user = $users->create(ID::unique(), 'user@example.com', null, 'password123', 'User Name');

// List users
$list = $users->list([Query::limit(25)]);

// Get user
$fetched = $users->get('[USER_ID]');

// Delete user
$users->delete('[USER_ID]');