


Indeed the PHP manual stresses that the new built-in server is intended for development use only and recommends against using it in production. Besides, most systems today come with a personal web server already installed or installable with a few commands or clicks. They’ll argue PHP doesn’t need a built-in server. Some may point out that PHP is a language originally designed to be used on the web in the first place, while other languages like Python and Ruby are not, so it makes more sense for the others to provide a basic server environment to help kick-start web development. For example, you could distribute portable web applications on CD ROMs or USB sticks, or even as desktop applications, all created with PHP without needing GTK or other graphic libraries. The server lends itself to other creative uses, too.


Now you can write and test your code without having to have a full-fledged LAMP configuration – just launch a the built-in server from the command line, test your code, and then shut it down when you’re finished. Support for SVN, CVS, Git, Perforce.One of the cooler features of the new PHP 5.4 release is a built-in web server designed specifically for development and testing.Easy project configuration – open code from anywhere and start working.Note: PhpStorm includes all the functionality of WebStorm (HTML/CSS Editor, javascript Editor) and adds full-fledged support for PHP. It is always ready to help you shape your code, run unit-tests or provide visual debugging. PhpStorm is a lightweight and smart PHP IDE focused on developer productivity that deeply understands your code, provides smart code completion, quick navigation and on-the-fly error checking.
