PHP built-in server serving only .php files

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I created a dir named "test", and inside this dir, i created 3 files: 1.jpg, 2.html and 3.php. If i run php -S localhost:80 and try to visit localhost/3.php, it works. But if i visit 1.jpg or 1.html, or any file that is not a php, it gives me a 404 not found error. I'm using PHP 7.1 NTS on Windows 10. I tried with PHP TS and PHP 7.2 but the error persists.

if its 404 thrown, make sure the image and html file are actually there — Rotimi, Dec 01 '17 at 23:29
Believe me, dudes, the files are in there and i'm not visiting 1.php instead of 1.jpg. — André, Dec 01 '17 at 23:30
Like i said, 3.php and any other php file is ok. So i assume i'm executing the command in the right directory. I'm going to post some prints. — André, Dec 01 '17 at 23:33
@André The issue may be caused by the accented e in your file path, please test in a different location. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33150112/why-does-php-built-in-web-server-not-serve-file-called-%C3%A9-txt-on-windows — Jacob Mulquin, Dec 01 '17 at 23:43
@mulquin, you are an angel. I'm changing my windows username right now. Do you want to write an answer so i can accept it as the best answer? — André, Dec 01 '17 at 23:47

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '17 at 23:48

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The issue may be caused by the accented e in your file path, please test in a different location. Why does PHP built-in web server not serve file called é.txt (on Windows)

answered Dec 01 '17 at 23:48

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 08 '21 at 00:34

I had a similar problem: my php page would display fine but no other page, including images on the php page would be served. The problem was asking the php development server to serve a specific page:

php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 myPage.php

Rather than:

php -S 127.0.0.1:8000

In the later I have to include myPage.php in the url, but images and other files now display.

PHP built-in server serving only .php files

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