A wrapper script for serving ZF apps with PHP's built in Web server

builtin-ws-wrapper.php

<?php

/**
 * PHP Built-in Web Server wrapper for ZF apps
 */

$reqUri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
if (strpos($reqUri, '?') !== false) { 
	$reqUri = substr($reqUri, 0, strpos($reqUri, '?'));
}

$target = realpath(__DIR__ . $reqUri);
if ($target && is_file($target)) { 
	// Security check: make sure the file is under the public dir
	if (strpos($target, __DIR__) === 0) { 
		// Tell PHP to directly serve the requested file
		return false;
	}
}

// Load the ZF app front controller script
require __DIR__ . '/index.php';