PHP built in server and .htaccess mod rewrites

Question

Does PHP\'s built in server not make use of .htaccess? Makes sense, I suppose, as it isn\'t relying upon Apache(?). Anyway, is it possible to tell the server to make use of

Answer 1

Here's the router that I use for the builtin php webserver that serves assets from the filesystem if they exist and otherwise performs a rewrite to an index.php file.

Run using:

php -S localhost:8080 router.php

router.php: