CaveApi

In this project I'll be trying to create an CRUD-API with vanilla PHP
To both strenthen my knowledge in PHP and to understand how Routes work in LARAVEL

All the styles are kept in the /styles folder mostly SCSS
The logic handling the ROUTES and RESPONSES are found in ./control.php
Disclaimer : The data in data/data.json was gotten from https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/
Disclaimer : The data in data/dogfacts.json was gotten from https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/
The ROUTE handler now accepts an extra parameter to know the number of data to return
API now sends returns data
Added a 404 page for invalid routes
receiver.php will receive and handle POST requests
receiver.php returns a response to the clinet(the browser that sent the post)
POST Requests now works when JSON data is sent
We use php://input instead of $_POST to fetch the data sent because $_POST checks for data sent from forms or with header Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data while php://input checks for any POST data regardless of it's content-type
A .env file is used to store sensitive data
To use a .env file in PHP first create a file named .env
Add the credentials you want to keep hidden like API_KEY=1234
Make sure you add .env to your .gitignore file
Then run

composer require vlucas/phpdotenv

    require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php"

For more info about vlucas/phpdotenv read their documentation
For a better example of phpdot usage checkout walternomas
CaveKey (API key) validation now in place to stop any nupermitted POST request

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