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php:server:start
Starting the built-in web server
$ php -S localhost:8000
try on your machine
This command starts a PHP built-in development server on the local machine at the address "localhost" and the port number "8000". It's used for developing and testing PHP applications locally. When this command is executed, the server will listen for incoming HTTP requests on the specified port number, serving the content of the current directory where the command was executed by default.
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