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adamquaile/behat-php-server-extension
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Extension to run PHP's built-in web server during tests

v0.2.0(11y ago)08.4k↓76.8%PHP

Since Oct 1Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Server Behat Extension
==========================

[](#php-server-behat-extension)

*This is a proof-of-concept - use with caution!*

Extension to run PHP's built-in web server during tests

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Require package `adamquaile/behat-php-server-extension` via composer:

```
composer require --dev "adamquaile/behat-php-server-extension *@dev"

```

Add configuration to your `behat.yml` (the `host` and `router` keys are optional; the default host will be `localhost:8000`):

```
default:
    extensions:
        AdamQuaile\Behat\PhpServerExtension:
            host: 0.0.0.0:8080
            docroot: ./web
            router: app/router_test.php

```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~6 days

Total

6

Last Release

4263d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69929?v=4)[Adam Quaile](/maintainers/adamquaile)[@adamquaile](https://github.com/adamquaile)

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Top Contributors

[![adamquaile](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69929?v=4)](https://github.com/adamquaile "adamquaile (14 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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