🚀 Escaping the CRUD Routine with PHP — Crypto Discord Monitor

#php #discord #cryptocurrency #programming

Recently, after finishing a Go backend project for a client, I found myself with some free time.

And I thought:

"What if I build something different from the usual CRUD/API stuff?"

So, I decided to go back to PHP, the first language I ever used professionally (it powered my very first paid project), and I built the Crypto Discord Monitor.

It was a fun way to break the routine while building something useful for traders and crypto enthusiasts.

📊 What’s the project about?

It’s a simple cryptocurrency price monitor that sends live updates to a Discord server via webhooks.

It supports multiple cryptocurrencies, has configurable alerts, and even performs automatic conversions to USD and AOA (Angolan Kwanza).

✨ Features

✅ Monitor multiple cryptocurrencies (via CoinGecko API)
✅ Automatic conversion to USD and AOA
✅ Configurable price alerts
✅ CLI interface to manage:
- Tracked cryptocurrencies
- Discord webhook
- Custom alerts
✅ Built with OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) for easy maintenance and expansion

⚡ Example Usage

📌 Add a crypto:

php main.php add-crypto bitcoin

📌 Create an alert (e.g., when BTC goes above $70k):

php main.php add-alert bitcoin 70000 above "BTC 🚀 To the moon!"

📌 Run the bot:

php main.php run

And that’s it — the bot takes care of everything, sending alerts directly to your Discord channel. 🎯

🖥️ Screenshots & Demo

🌍 Motivation

This project came from my desire to explore PHP beyond CRUD and APIs.

It brought me back to that same excitement I felt when I first coded in PHP years ago — and reminded me that there’s still room to reimagine what PHP can do.