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Test the installation

In this final step you will:

If you are getting server error 500, make sure to check the folder permissions covered in the FAQ page

Running the application

Send a GET request to the home page. You can do so by opening a browser and navigating to your virtual host URL. Alternatively, you can use a tool like Bruno.

The browser should output the following message:

{"message": "Dotkernel API version 7"}

From this point on, you are ready to add custom code to your application.

Old way of doing things, using PHP built-in server

This is an alternative way of accessing the API, without using a virtual host. Run this command from the project root:

php -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t public

You should see something like this:

[Mon Mar 30 14:53:50 2026] PHP 8.4.15 Development Server (http://0.0.0.0:8080) started

Running tests

The project has two types of tests: functional and unit tests, you can run both types at the same type by executing this command:

php vendor/bin/phpunit

Running unit tests

vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=UnitTests --testdox --colors=always

Running functional tests

vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=FunctionalTests --testdox --colors=always