FlareStart
HomeNewsHow ToSources
FlareStart

Where developers start their day. All the tech news & tutorials that matter, in one place.

Quick Links

  • Home
  • News
  • Tutorials
  • Sources
  • Privacy Policy

Connect

© 2026 FlareStart. All rights reserved.

Back to articles
Tool for Automatically Generating UML with PHP - phUML
How-ToTools

Tool for Automatically Generating UML with PHP - phUML

via Dev.toKenta Takeuchi10h ago

This article was originally published on bmf-tech.com . Overview I wanted a tool that could automatically generate UML when I needed to grasp the overview of class design. While PhpStorm apparently has a nice built-in feature to generate diagrams, I've committed to VSCode, so I had to find a suitable tool. phUML After some googling, I found various tools, but I was looking for something easy to use. github.com - MontealegreLuisphuml Documentation The original? github.com - jakobwsthoff/phuml seems to have ended maintenance, but I found a forked version like the one above. It doesn't have many stars, so it seems not many people use it... but it looked usable, so I tried it out. It supports PHP version ^7.1 . I used it in a 7.3 environment. Installation $ wget https://montealegreluis.com/phuml/phuml.phar $ wget https://montealegreluis.com/phuml/phuml.phar.pubkey $ chmod +x phuml.phar $ mv phuml.phar /usr/local/bin/phuml $ mv phuml.phar.pubkey /usr/local/bin/phuml.pubkey You can also inst

Continue reading on Dev.to

Opens in a new tab

Read Full Article
0 views

Related Articles

I Ran the Same C Code on Multiple Compilers… and Got Strange Results
How-To

I Ran the Same C Code on Multiple Compilers… and Got Strange Results

Medium Programming • 10h ago

The Inheritance Trap: How to Avoid Fragile Base Classes
How-To

The Inheritance Trap: How to Avoid Fragile Base Classes

Medium Programming • 10h ago

Eighty Years Later, the Chemex Still Makes Better Coffee
How-To

Eighty Years Later, the Chemex Still Makes Better Coffee

Wired • 11h ago

The Day I Realized Coding Is Less About Computers and More About Learning How Humans Think
How-To

The Day I Realized Coding Is Less About Computers and More About Learning How Humans Think

Medium Programming • 12h ago

The Strange Advice Engineers Eventually Hear
How-To

The Strange Advice Engineers Eventually Hear

Medium Programming • 16h ago

Discover More Articles