php command-line server fix

php-cli-server-fix.php

<?php

// The Story:
// 
// PHP's cli server (`php -S localhost:7777`) treats dots (`.`) in paths 
// as a stataic file request... 
// Many seem to consider this a bug, except the PHP-powers-that-be
// see: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61286
// So...
// Turns out there's a workaround 
// complements of the Drupal folks
// https://www.drupal.org/node/1543858
// https://github.com/elifesciences/isolated-drupal-behat-extension/blob/master/features/bootstrap/.ht.router.php
//
// The php cli sever allows for specifying config files. 
// So, run
// > php -S localhost:7777 php-cli-server-fix.php
//
// Smile :)



$url = parse_url($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);

if (file_exists('.' . $url['path'])) {
    // Serve the requested resource as-is.
    return false;
}

// Populate the "q" query key with the path, skip the leading slash.
$_GET['q'] = $_REQUEST['q'] = ltrim($url['path'], '/');

// Run
require 'index.php';