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ahmard/php-server
=================

A small library to help run PHP servers easily and quickly.

0.1.1(2y ago)125841MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Sep 5Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Server
==========

[](#php-server)

A small library to help run PHP servers easily and quickly.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ahmard/php-server --dev

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### PHP Built-In Server

[](#php-built-in-server)

An implementation of [Built-In Server](https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php)

- With document root

```
use PHPServer\BuiltIn\Server;

Server::create('127.0.0.1', '9900')
    ->setDocumentRoot(__DIR__)
    ->start()
    ->logOutputToConsole();
```

- Route request to single entry file

```
use PHPServer\BuiltIn\Server;

Server::create('127.0.0.1', '9900')
    ->setRouterScript(__DIR__ . 'public/index.php')
    ->start();
```

- Provide callable to be invoked when request is received

```
use PHPServer\BuiltIn\Server;

Server::create('127.0.0.1', '9900')
    ->onRequest(fn() => var_dump('Request Received'))
    ->start();
```

- Using multiple workers

```
use PHPServer\BuiltIn\Server;

Server::create('127.0.0.1', '9900')
    ->setWorkers(2)
    ->onRequest(fn() => var_dump('Request Received'))
    ->start();
```

- Use preferred php version/executable

```
use PHPServer\BuiltIn\Server;

Server::create('127.0.0.1', '9900')
    ->setWorkers(2)
    ->setPHPExecutable('/usr/bin/php8.0')
    ->onRequest(fn() => var_dump('Request Received'))
    ->start();
```

Enjoy 😎

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~116 days

Total

9

Last Release

783d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^8.0

0.0.4PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2b69fe34bd6492697a19cd8f33bde7a381cab0b7f8c0a01dcc7505f482458887?d=identicon)[Ahmard](/maintainers/Ahmard)

---

Top Contributors

[![Ahmard](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44737217?v=4)](https://github.com/Ahmard "Ahmard (11 commits)")

---

Tags

phpphp-builtin-serverphp-serverphp-serversphp8reactphp-server

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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