PHP server on local machine

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I m trying to build a PHP site and I m wanting to test my PHP files without uploading them to my host  Basically testing them on my own machine before I upload them  How do I do that

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If you want an all-purpose local development stack for any operating system where you can choose from different PHP, MySQL and Web server versions and are also not afraid of using Docker, you could go for the devilbox.

The devilbox is a modern and highly customisable dockerized PHP stack supporting full LAMP and MEAN and running on all major platforms. The main goal is to easily switch and combine any version required for local development. It supports an unlimited number of projects for which vhosts and DNS records are created automatically. Email catch-all and popular development tools will be at your service as well. Configuration is not necessary, as everything is pre-setup with mass virtual hosting.

Getting it up and running is pretty straight-forward:

# Get the devilbox
$ git clone https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox
$ cd devilbox

# Create docker-compose environment file
$ cp env-example .env

# Edit your configuration
$ vim .env

# Start all containers
$ docker-compose up

Links:

Github: https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox
Website: http://devilbox.org

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I often use following command to spin my PHP Laravel framework      php artisan serve --port 8080 or   php -S localhost 8080 -t public    In above command            - Artisan is command-line interface included with Laravel which use serve to call built in php server  To Run with built-in web server    php -S  lt addr gt   lt port gt  -T      Here    -S   Switch to Run with built-in web server    -T   Switch   to specify document root  for built-in web server

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AppServ is a small program in Windows to run    Apache PHP MySQL phpMyAdmin   It will also give you a startup and stop button for Apache  Which I find very useful

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PHP 5 4 and later have a built-in web server these days  You simply run the command from the terminal  cd path to your app php -S 127 0 0 1 8000  Then in your browser go to http   127 0 0 1 8000 and boom  your system should be up and running   There must be an index php or index html file for this to work   You could also add a simple Router  lt  php    router php if  preg match        png jpg jpeg gif        SERVER  quot REQUEST URI quot           return false        serve the requested resource as-is    else        require once  resolver php        gt   And then run the command php -S 127 0 0 1 8000 router php  References   https   www php net manual en features commandline webserver php https   www php net manual en features commandline options php

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Use Apache Friends XAMPP  It will set up Apache HTTP server  PHP 5 and MySQL 5  as far as I know  there s probably some more than that   You don t need to know how to configure apache  or any of the modules  to use it   You will have an htdocs directory which Apache will serve  accessible by http   localhost   and should be able to put your PHP files there  With my installation  it is at C  xampp htdocs

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Install and run XAMPP  http   www apachefriends org en xampp html

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I use WAMP  One easy install wizard  tons of modules to for Apache and PHP preconfigured and easy to turn on and off to match your remote config

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If you are using Windows  then the WPN-XM Server Stack might be a suitable alternative

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This is a simple  sure fire way to run your php server locally   php -S 0 0 0 0  lt PORT NUMBER gt    Where PORT NUMBER is an integer from 1024 to 49151  Example      php -S 0 0 0 0 8000  Notes    If you use localhost rather than 0 0 0 0 you may hit a connection refused error     If want to make the web server accessible to any interface  use 0 0 0 0  If a URI request does not specify a file  then either index php or index html in the given directory are returned    Given the following file  router php    lt  php    router php if  preg match        png jpg jpeg gif        SERVER  REQUEST URI           return false        serve the requested resource as-is    else        echo   lt p gt Welcome to PHP lt  p gt        gt    Run this       php -S 0 0 0 0 8000 router php       and navigate in your browser to http   localhost 8000  and the following will be displayed   Welcome to PHP   Reference   Built-in web server

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MAMP if you are on a MAC MAMP

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If you have a local machine with the right software  web server with support for PHP  there s no reason why you can t do as you describe   I m doing it at the moment with XAMPP on a Windows XP machine  and  at home  with Kubuntu and a LAMP stack

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Install XAMPP  If you re running MS Windows  WAMP is also an option

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Another option is the Zend Server Community Edition

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