Run an application

Local Development Flow

• gt serve starts the PHP development server, but in real applications there's more to running than just running a server.
• Explain what gt run does.
• Explain when to use gt serve and gt build separately.

Background jobs

• Explain the local server, build steps, and any background tasks.
• Explain what files are served from www/ versus processed by WebEngine.

Common Development Tasks

• Cover changing the port, restarting, and checking logs or console output.
• Explain how to spot whether an issue is in static assets or page handling.

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Next, let's learn about the request-response lifecycle.