Welcome

Nexus is a simple and fast method to start a web server.

Note: tested on Linux and Mac.

Requirements

• PHP v5.4+
• Python v2.6+

Important: make sure you start the web server inside the current project directory.

Installation

# 1. Clone this repository
$ git clone git://github.com/vitorbritto/nexus.git

# 2. Place the `nexus.sh` script wherever you want

# 3. Make the script executable
$ chmod u+x path/to/nexus.sh

Usage

$ ./nexus.sh [options] [commands] <port>

Note: <port> is optional

Options:

-l, --linux     Using Linux
-m, --mac       Using Mac
-h, --help      Output this help text

Commands:

php             Start a webserver with PHP
py              Start a webserver with Python

Bonus

If you prefer, put the following alias inside your .bashrc file:

# Mac
alias nexuspy="bash ~/path/to/script/nexus.sh -m py"
alias nexusphp="bash ~/path/to/script/nexus.sh -m php"

# Linux
alias nexuspy="bash ~/path/to/script/nexus.sh -l py"
alias nexusphp="bash ~/path/to/script/nexus.sh -l php"

Now, you can simply run:

$ nexuspy <port>

OR

$ nexusphp <port>

License

MIT License © Vitor Britto