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SteeveDroz
Asked: 2016-04-25 01:26:17 +0800 CST

Can I run a small web server from a custom directory? [duplicate]

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The question may not be clear, let me explain:

I develop websites using Symfony and there is a clever little command that allows me to start an apache server, taking the root of the server as the current directory. I can then view the result on a dedicated port (localhost:8000).

Is there an easy way to do that without Symfony, maybe included in Apache2? I would like to test something that doesn't require that PHP framework.

I know I could simply make a symlink to my actual Apache server (/var/www if I remember correctly, it has been a long time since I used that one). It's not that I'm stuck, I was just wondering if it was doable without too much tears.

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  1. Best Answer

    As I understand , You want to start php built-in server so you can easily do that: 

     cd /path/to/your/app
 php -S localhost:8000

    As output you'll get :

    Listening on localhost:8000
Document root is /path/to/your/app
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  2. i think Symfony doesn't use apache server .it uses internal php server as php after php 5.4 have internal small server for development you can start it using simple command 

    php [options] -S addr:port [-t docroot]

    ex:

     php -S localhost:8000 -t .

    to start server listening on port 8000 and doc root for it is the current dir

    if you want to use apache server you can make symbolic link to you app dir in apache document root dir or setup apache virtual host

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