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ciaranmcnulty/behat-localwebserverextension
===========================================

Extension for behat users who forget to start their webserver

1.1.3(9y ago)1427.2k5[1 issues](https://github.com/ciaranmcnulty/behat-localwebserverextension/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/ciaranmcnulty/behat-localwebserverextension/pulls)7MITPHPPHP ^5.4||~7.0

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Behat Local Webserver Extension
===============================

[](#behat-local-webserver-extension)

A trivial extension for people who forget to start their webserver

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/127df5aeaf82eb1635030431c74c80453fe61065b3b0b53975ca254e6c1b660c/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f63696172616e6d636e756c74792f62656861742d6c6f63616c776562736572766572657874656e73696f6e2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/ciaranmcnulty/behat-localwebserverextension)

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

[](#installation)

Require in composer

```
composer require ciaranmcnulty/behat-localwebserverextension --dev

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add to your `behat.yml`:

```
default:
  extensions:
    Cjm\Behat\LocalWebserverExtension: ~
```

Run your suite, and your web examples should pass - the internal PHP webserver is started at suite start and exited at suite end.

Advanced Configuration
----------------------

[](#advanced-configuration)

Available configuration options:

```
default:
  extensions:
    Cjm\Behat\LocalWebserverExtension:
        host : 192.168.1.1   # defaults to 'localhost'
        port : 80            # defaults to '8000'
        docroot: /wwroot     # defaults to '%paths.base%/web'
        router: router.php   # defaults to 'null'
        suites: [ web, ui ]  # defaults to (all suites)
```

If your behat config is elsewhere than in your root directory (for example `app/behat.yml` you need to customize the docroot to the right path. In our example it would be ` docroot: '%paths.base%/../web'`

Usage with MinkExtension
------------------------

[](#usage-with-minkextension)

When MinkExtension is used, default host and port will be read from Mink's `base_url` setting , but you can still override if required.

```
default:
  extensions:
    Behat\MinkExtension:
      base_url:  'http://dev.local:9001'
      sessions:
        default:
          goutte: ~
    Cjm\Behat\LocalWebserverExtension: ~
```

Limitations
-----------

[](#limitations)

To do:

- Only turn webserver on for certain contexts
- Support symfony app console
- Support custom server startup / stop commands

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% 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 ~87 days

Recently: every ~130 days

Total

7

Last Release

3637d ago

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0-betaPHP ~5.4

1.1.1PHP ~5.4,~7.0

1.1.2PHP ~5.4||~7.0

1.1.3PHP ^5.4||~7.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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