Re: CLI Web Server customization

On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Yasuo Ohgaki <yohgaki@ohgaki.net> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Kevin Ingwersen < > ingwie2000@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> I am also curios about something else. Back in some time, the PHP manual >> read that the HTTP server is "for development only". The problem is, I do >> not want to package an apache webserver into the bundle - or do some nodejs >> scripting for some webserver. I'd like to stay on a PHP basis. > > > "For development only" note is there because cli server crash means > stopped service. > If there is watch dog that restart cli server, then it's ok to use with > any purpose as long as > users don't care for restrictions/stability/security. > (For instance, daemon tools by DJB may be used as good watch dog.) > > I think no one objects making cli server more like full featured web > server. > Pull requests will be welcomed. > > Anyway, the original author was made cli server to be used like Mongrel in > Ruby. > That's the main reason of "for development only" besides the early stage > of cli > server development. > > Current manual > http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php > states > > "This web server is designed for developmental purposes only, and should > not be used in production." > > at the beginning of the page. It may be too much now. > How about make it a note some thing like this? > > "Note: Build-in web server is intended for web application development. > Use in production environment is > discouraged." > > Any comments? > s/Build-in/Built-in/ BTW, Manual also states "Requests are served sequentially.", but it does not block concurrent requests. It may be misleading and not needed. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net