Use PHP 5.4 built-in Web servers on Windows machines

PHP 5.4 has a built-in Web server, which is very convenient for local development. Because you do not need to install Web server software similar to Apache, you can directly start the PHP Web server in the command line.

The startup method is very simple. Enter the project directory in the command line and use the-S parameter to start the service. You need to specify the host address and port, all request information is displayed in the console window, as shown in:

Shortcut

To make the startup method simpler, you can create a shortcut to start the service. follow these steps:

1. Create a shortcut

2. Select the PHP executable program

3. Name the shortcut

4. Modify the shortcut working directory

5. Change the form size