appserver.io Community Edition

Besides being one of the oldest and most popular languages out there, PHP is very well suited for web programming and development thanks to its integrated database support and advantages such as cheap hosting and because it is relatively accessible for beginners.

Written entirely using PHP, appserver.io is an advanced and comprehensive application server for PHP development. This said, if you are a PHP developer, then you will be happy to hear that appserver.io provides the core tools and features found in most frameworks nowadays.

Evidently, one of the resulting advantages is the fact that it is way lighter than your run-of-the-mill PHP framework. Quite surprisingly, installing this server is not what you would call a challenge: simply launch its installer and in a short amount of time the server should be up and running.

Subsequent to its installation, you can quickly get a feel for what this server is all about by reaching the app with the help of your default web-browser. Simply type in the following address: “http://127.0.01:9080” or “ http://127.0.01:9080/example”.

By entering the site, you can start creating new apps within a streamlined and web-based interface. Note that you can explore even more options by logging in with the following default credentials: “appserver / appserver.io”

You can take advantage of features like a multi-threading compatible, powerful servlet engine, a dependency injection container, an advanced web server with HTTP basis and more than one persistence containers. In addition,  appserver.io features a message queue system for controlling long running tasks and a time service that helps you schedule tasks.

While it is not difficult to get to grips with, configuring this powerful server application does require a fair bit of documentation. Fortunately, there are dozens of such documentation sections found on the developer's website.

In conclusion, you need to have at least some basic knowledge of PHP to really appreciate an advanced piece of software that is appserver.io.

Without beating around the bush for too long, appserver.io is a true statement to what the real potential of PHP is. It is designed to offer a server for PHP web-app development that should offer all the benefits of a framework but without being so bulky and without the necessity of external tools.