> The web server is explicitly for development purposes. It is not meant for production.
Doing that would mean the dev/prod environment is different, which is not that great of an idea. Keeping them as similar as possible leads to less chance of "but it worked on the dev server" sort of problems.
Re:The new PHP
by Windwaker on Tuesday March 04, 2014 @09:28AM
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It seems to me that PHP is pushing the built-in webserver to allow for accessibility, or "plug-and-play" if you will. Instead of having to go through having a LAMP setup everywhere you go, you can test code on the fly.
Doing that would mean the dev/prod environment is different, which is not that great of an idea. Keeping them as similar as possible leads to less chance of "but it worked on the dev server" sort of problems.