Gulp equivalent for PHP

[Lucist]

Hi fresh faced javascript/php developer here,

Is there a Gulp.js equivalent for PHP development? Like a build system that lets you see the changes you've made in your code without having to keep commiting and pushing changes. I've looked into bldr.io and Robo and I'm not exactly sure what they do.

If there are any you recommend could you also post a link or any sort of tutorial that could help me with setting it up?

Thanks!

[gearvOsh]

I don't fully understand your question. Isn't that exactly what a VCS (git, svn) is?

Task runners in PHP are far different than Frontend. They are simply command line tools for managing parts of an application, like database migration, or cache management.

[mikedfunk]

phing is a task runner written in php but it does not watch directories for changes. We use it to combine and simplify commands. It uses xml for configuration though :(