ServeController

Type

Class

Namespace

craft\console\controllers

Inherits

craft\console\controllers\ServeController » yii\console\controllers\ServeController » yii\console\Controller » yii\base\Controller » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject

Implements

yii\base\Configurable, yii\base\ViewContextInterface

Uses traits

craft\console\ControllerTrait

Since

3.1.10

Runs the built-in PHP web server.

Use 0.0.0.0:8000 to access the server from remote machines, which is especially useful when running the server in a virtual machine.

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Public Properties

Property	Description
action	yii\base\Action, null – The action that is currently being executed.
behaviors	yii\base\Behavior – List of behaviors attached to this component.
color	boolean, null – Whether to enable ANSI color in the output.
defaultAction	string – The ID of the action that is used when the action ID is not specified in the request.
docroot	string – Path or [path alias](https://craftcms.
help	boolean – Whether to display help information about current command.
helpSummary	string
id	string – The ID of this controller.
interactive	boolean – Whether to run the command interactively.
isolated	– Whether the command should ensure it is only being run once at a time.
layout	string, null, false – The name of the layout to be applied to this controller's views.
module	yii\base\Module – The module that this controller belongs to.
modules	yii\base\Module – All ancestor modules that this controller is located within.
passedOptionValues	array – The properties corresponding to the passed options.
passedOptions	array – The names of the options passed during execution.
port	integer – Port to serve on.
request	yii\base\Request, array, string – The request.
response	yii\base\Response, array, string – The response.
route	string – The route (module ID, controller ID and action ID) of the current request.
router	string – Path or path alias to router script.
silentExitOnException	boolean, null – If true - script finish with ExitCode::OK in case of exception.
uniqueId	string – The controller ID that is prefixed with the module ID (if any).
view	yii\base\View, yii\web\View – The view object that can be used to render views or view files.
viewPath	string – The directory containing the view files for this controller.

docroot

Type

string

Default value

'@webroot'

Path or path alias of the directory to serve.

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router

Type

string

Default value

'@craftcms/bootstrap/router.php'

Path or path alias to router script. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php

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Public Methods

Method	Description
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()	This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()
__get()	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()	Sets the value of a component property.
__unset()	Sets a component property to be null.
actionIndex()	Runs PHP built-in web server.
actions()	Declares external actions for the controller.
afterAction()	This method is invoked right after an action is executed.
ansiFormat()	Formats a string with ANSI codes.
attachBehavior()	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
beforeAction()	This method is invoked right before an action is executed.
behaviors()	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
bindActionParams()	Binds the parameters to the action.
canGetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
confirm()	Asks user to confirm by typing y or n.
createAction()	Creates an action based on the given action ID.
detachBehavior()	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors()	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
failure()	Outputs a failure message to the console.
findLayoutFile()	Finds the applicable layout file.
getActionArgsHelp()	Returns the help information for the anonymous arguments for the action.
getActionHelp()	Returns the detailed help information for the specified action.
getActionHelpSummary()	Returns a one-line short summary describing the specified action.
getActionOptionsHelp()	Returns the help information for the options for the action.
getBehavior()	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getHelp()	Returns help information for this controller.
getHelpSummary()	Returns one-line short summary describing this controller.
getModules()	Returns all ancestor modules of this controller.
getOptionValues()	Returns properties corresponding to the options for the action id Child classes may override this method to specify possible properties.
getPassedOptionValues()	Returns the properties corresponding to the passed options.
getPassedOptions()	Returns the names of valid options passed during execution.
getRoute()	Returns the route of the current request.
getUniqueId()	Returns the unique ID of the controller.
getView()	Returns the view object that can be used to render views or view files.
getViewPath()	Returns the directory containing view files for this controller.
hasEventHandlers()	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()	Initializes the object.
isColorEnabled()	Returns a value indicating whether ANSI color is enabled.
markdownToAnsi()	Converts Markdown to be better readable in console environments by applying some ANSI format.
note()	Outputs a note to the console.
off()	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on()	Attaches an event handler to an event.
optionAliases()	Returns option alias names.
options()	Returns the names of valid options for the action (id).
prompt()	Prompts the user for input and validates it.
render()	Renders a view and applies layout if available.
renderContent()	Renders a static string by applying a layout.
renderFile()	Renders a view file.
renderPartial()	Renders a view without applying layout.
run()	Runs a request specified in terms of a route.
runAction()	Runs an action within this controller with the specified action ID and parameters.
select()	Gives the user an option to choose from. Giving '?' as an input will show a list of options to choose from and their explanations.
setView()	Sets the view object to be used by this controller.
setViewPath()	Sets the directory that contains the view files.
stderr()	Prints a string to STDERR.
stdout()	Prints a string to STDOUT.
success()	Outputs a success message to the console.
tip()	Outputs a tip to the console.
trigger()	Triggers an event.
warning()	Outputs a warning to the console.

Protected Methods

Method	Description
bindInjectedParams()	Fills parameters based on types and names in action method signature.
checkRootUser()	Returns whether a command should be executed depending on whether it's being run as a root user, and whether they're OK with that.
checkTty()	Sets yii\console\Controller::$interactive to false if this isn’t a TTY shell.
createAttributeValidator()	Creates a function for the validator option of Controller::prompt.
getActionMethodReflection()
isAddressTaken()
outputCommand()
parseDocCommentDetail()	Returns full description from the docblock.
parseDocCommentSummary()	Returns the first line of docblock.
parseDocCommentTags()	Parses the comment block into tags.

Constants

Constant	Description
EXIT_CODE_ADDRESS_TAKEN_BY_ANOTHER_PROCESS
EXIT_CODE_ADDRESS_TAKEN_BY_ANOTHER_SERVER
EXIT_CODE_ERROR
EXIT_CODE_NORMAL
EXIT_CODE_NO_DOCUMENT_ROOT
EXIT_CODE_NO_ROUTING_FILE