It works by installing the expose composer binary via the composer CLI:

composer global require beyondcode/expose

cd path/to/project
expose .

If you want to use the sharedwithexpose.com domain, you’ll need to sign up for a Beyond Code account (free). Otherwise, you can run your own expose server. Here’s what the CLI looks like once you run expose:

Like Ngrok, Expose has a command-line tool (the client) and a server, which work hand-in-hand to tunnel local websites publicly. It also includes an excellent web-based dashboard on localhost:4040 to inspect requests and responses, replay requests, and copy the equivalent curl command:

Screenshot credit: Beyond Code GmbH

Under the hood, Expose uses the ReactPHP framework. If you are not familiar with ReactPHP, I recommend checking out Marcel’s Learning ReactPHP Video Course to learn how you can use this robust framework with PHP.

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