bash alias function to start a local php server anywhere

.bash_profile

# a primitive alias function to start a local php server
# add this function to ~/.bash_profile and restart terminal
# $ stphpserverhere or $ stp[tab]
# no arguments starts the server at the current directory (pwd)
# stphpserverhere 0 > starts the server at the default root
# stphpserverhere ~/Documents/anotherDir starts the server at anotherDir.

stphpserverhere() {
serverroot=$(pwd)
echo $serverroot
if [[ $1 == "0" ]]
  then serverroot=~/Documents/WEB # your default root
elif [[ $1 != "" ]]
  then serverroot=$1
fi
echo $serverroot
php -S 0.0.0.0:80 -t "$serverroot" # http://localhost
}