# symfony/web-server-bundle

Provides commands for running applications using the PHP built-in web server

Repository: https://github.com/symfony/web-server-bundle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web-server-bundle
Homepage: https://symfony.com/web-server-bundle
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: php, symfony, component, symfony-component
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-07-29T12:26:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3526, "days_push": 1496, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1241, forks 17 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.421698+00:00)

## What it is
A Symfony bundle providing console commands to run applications with PHP's built-in web server, simplifying local development without Apache or Nginx. It has been deprecated since Symfony 4.4 in favor of the Symfony Local Web Server (Symfony CLI).

## Use cases
- run a symfony app locally without configuring apache or nginx
- start a php development server from the console
- serve a symfony application during local development
- quickly preview a symfony project on localhost

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy Symfony 3.x/4.x project that still depends on this bundle
- you need a zero-configuration dev server on old Symfony versions

## When to avoid
- starting a new Symfony project - use the Symfony CLI local web server instead
- you need HTTPS, multiple PHP versions, or production-grade serving
- you are on Symfony 4.4 or later where the bundle is deprecated

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, cli, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: php, cli, cross-platform
- tags: symfony-bundle, local-development, php-built-in-server, deprecated, command-line

## Member repositories
- symfony/web-server-bundle (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.421698+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:08:31.058068+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/symfony/web-server-bundle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.421698+00:00, sha dff9a2d78aed)
  - homepage: https://symfony.com/web-server-bundle (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:26.362363+00:00, sha 1cb0fa8b37f5)
  - site_page: https://symfony.com/doc (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:26.372641+00:00, sha 44889134f4fb)
  - site_page: https://symfony.com/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:26.374635+00:00, sha 429432437be6)
  - site_page: https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:26.376648+00:00, sha fb7283c57915)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.