Level 122
read up what a web server does if you want to be a web developer
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Apr 7, 2020
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Level 27
php artisan serve
Hello,
I have been using laravel for a while and I still wonder why I could choose between using php artisan serve or call directly from the url and it still works just fine.
Is that true?
Do we really have that option between using php artisan serve or can call directly from the url?
The codes is slightly different if I am using php artisan serve and if I am not.
Level 60
Hi, php artisan serve is the same as php -S localhost:8000 -t public/ - this is only for development mode ( https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php )
when you go directly from the URL, means that you are running apache or nginx
Level 27
What is the point of using php artisan serve?
Level 18
not having to use a web server
Level 27
Is that like using php buildin development server?
ref: https://laravel.com/docs/4.2/quick
Where is the server comes from?
Level 73
Like @sergiu17 said php artisan serve is the same thing as php -s it's just some syntactic sugar.
It's php's built in server that should be used strictly for development and not in production.
If you have Larvel Valet, Homestead or your own LAMP/LEMP stack installed on your local machine, server or virtual machine you don't need to use that command.
I only use it if I for some reason can't access the other options.
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