PHP Server Manager

Package to manage the PHP built-in server from node.

Install

yarn add php-server-manager

Usage

const PHPServer = require('php-server-manager');
 
const server = new PHPServer();
 
server.run(cb); // http://localhost:8000

Callback vs Promise

You can pass a callback to the run method, this will get called when the PHP server is up and running. If you don't pass a callback to the run method, a promise will be returned that resolves when the PHP server is up and running.

Configuration

Name	Default	Description
php	php	The php command file
host	127.0.0.1	The server's host
port	8000	The port used
directory	null	The document root. By default is the current working directory
script	null	The "router" script
stdio	inherit	stdio option passed to the spawned process - https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_options_stdio
directives	{}	An object with the custom PHP directives
config	null	The path of a custom php.ini file
env	process.env	The environment variables passed

Example:

const PHPServer = require('php-server-manager');
 
const server = new PHPServer({
    port: 3000,
    directives: {
        display_errors: 0,
        expose_php: 0
    }
});
 
server.run();

Quick use

You can use the static function start() to create and run a PHPServer in a single line:

PHPServer.start();

Use with gulp

gulp.task('php-server', () =>
    PHPServer.start({
        directory: 'public',
        script: 'public/index.php'
    })
);