Development mode

Summary

How to enable, disable and check development mode — and when you actually need to run these commands yourself.

Details

composer create-project dotkernel/light dk already runs composer development-enable for you. You only need the command below after running composer development-disable, or if you installed by cloning the repository directly.

If you're installing the project for development, make sure you have development mode enabled, by running:

composer development-enable

You can disable development mode by running:

composer development-disable

You can check if you have development mode enabled by running:

composer development-status

FAQ

Q: Do I need to run composer development-enable after composer create-project? A: No — composer create-project already runs it for you.

Q: How do I check which mode I'm in? A: Run composer development-status.

Q: What does development mode change? A: It turns the debug flag on and configuration caching off, and clears any existing config cache.

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