PHP Development Server PHP contains simple web server which can be used instead of full-featured web server. It is intended to be used only for development, not for a production environment. You can start PHP development server by typing this in your project’s root: $ sudo php --server localhost:8080 --docroot . Server will be accessible on http://localhost:8080/. Source: https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/languages/php/php-installation.html