Python SimpleHTTPServer with PHP

Question

I used python -m SimpleHTTPServer, but the PHP files don\'t execute instead they just been downloaded.

I heard about WPHP in an old post. But I don\

Answer 1

The reason why the Python Webserver sends your PHP files to the brower is likely because it is not configured or able to handle PHP files. See https://serverfault.com/questions/338394/how-to-run-php-with-simplehttpserver

PHP 5.4 has a built-in webserver. You can call it from the command line like this:

php [options] -S <addr>:<port> [-t docroot]

Example

C:\Users\Gordon>php -S 127.0.0.1:80 -t .
PHP 5.4.0 Development Server started at Sun Sep 02 14:20:28 2012
Listening on 127.0.0.1:80
Document root is C:\Users\Gordon
Press Ctrl-C to quit.

Note that if you omit -t PHP will use the current working directory.