Contao Dev Server

About

Contao Dev Server is a local development server for Contao 4.x. If you ever worked with Laravel this project aims to be your php artisan serve.

Why not just php -S?

Contao 4 relies heavily on symlinks, the integrated php webserver doesn't like that and bails on some requests. Contao Dev Server is a thin JS wrapper that utilizes http-server for static resources and http-proxy to serve the meat via PHP.

Screenshots

Contao Dev Server serving the Contao backend

Symfony profiler and debugging tools are conveniently activated

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• PHP 7.1+

Installation

Install by entering sudo npm install -g @dieschittigs/contao-dev-server.

Usage

Enter your Contao project or start a new one by using our Yeoman Generator.
Launch by entering contao-dev-server.

Options

--help        Show help  
--version     Show version number  
--host        "127.0.0.1"  
--port        9000  
--rootDir     "./web"  
--production  false (if true: use app.php)  
--config      Add your own php.ini, if needed  
--phpExec     "php"
--phpWorkers  How many PHP workers should be spawned?, default: 5

Licence

ISC © Die Schittigs