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daschl/li3\_server
==================

Booting Lithium from the CLI.

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li3\_server: Booting Lithium from the CLI
=========================================

[](#li3_server-booting-lithium-from-the-cli)

This plugin utilizes the new HTTP server integrated in PHP 5.4 and allows you to start your app from the command line, without the need for a server like Apache or Nginx.

*Note that this is highly experimental and while it works, a lot of tests in `/test` seem to fail.*

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4 as it introduces the new built-in HTTP server.
- Lithium, of course.

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

[](#installation)

The easiest way to install `li3_server` is through [Composer](http://packagist.org/about-composer).

```
{
	"require": {
		"daschl/li3_server": "master"
	}
}

```

Alternatively, you can install it directly from GitHub:

```
$ cd libraries
$ git clone git://github.com/daschl/li3_server.git

```

Now you need to add it to your Lithium bootstrap file (`config/bootstrap/libraries.php`):

```
Libraries::add('li3_server');

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Head to the command line and run it through `li3 server`.

```
$ li3 server
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithium Development Server
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Booting: php -S localhost:8000 -t /path/to/webroot
Starting on localhost:8000...

```

You can also override the following settings:

- --php: The path to your PHP binary. Defaults to `php`.
- --host: The hostname to which the server will listen. Defaults to `localhost`.
- --port: The port on which the server will listen. Defaults to `8000`.
- --webroot: A custom webroot. Defaults to `LITHIUM_APP_PATH/webroot`.
- --router: A custom router script. Defaults to the provided one at `config/router.php`.

If you are still running mainly PHP 5.3 and want to experiment with the server, you can do it like this:

```
$ li3 server --php=/home/michael/Downloads/php-5.4.0RC6/sapi/cli/php
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithium Development Server
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Booting: /home/michael/Downloads/php-5.4.0RC6/sapi/cli/php -S localhost:8000 -t /home/michael/web/framework/app/webroot
Starting on localhost:8000...

```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 64.3% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2e8acfd51f13ae816e905bf7703ab10698ab4629a13f284a184ba1fe38ba89a2?d=identicon)[daschl](/maintainers/daschl)

---

Top Contributors

[![daschl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29086?v=4)](https://github.com/daschl "daschl (9 commits)")[![mehlah](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/224928?v=4)](https://github.com/mehlah "mehlah (5 commits)")

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