Is there a simple PHP development server?

Question

When writing web apps in Python, it brain dead easy to run a development server. Django and Google App Engine both ship with simple servers.

The main feature I'm looking for is no configuration. I want something like the GAE dev server where you just pass the directory of the app as a parameter when the server is started.

Is there a reason that this is more difficult with PHP?

Answer 1

When I need a quick php web server for local testing I use QuickPHP

Answer 2

Use XAMPP: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html Its easy to install and config.

Answer 3

AppServ has always setup everything you need nicely!