PHP Dev Environment One-Liner
Here's the fastest way to get your PHP app running. No MAMP, WAMP, apache or any of that nonsense.
Moreover, it allows you to run multiple projects independently.
I'm assuming you have docker.
tl;dr
This runs the php docker image, mounts the current directory, and spins up a server on port 8086
$ docker run -v $(pwd):/www -it -p8086:8086 php:5.6-alpine sh -c "cd www; php -S 0.0.0.0:8086"
The Full Version
Create your index.php
$ cat > index.php
<html><body><h1><?php print("Hello World!") ?> </h1></body></html>
CTRL-D
Run the Server
$ docker …