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+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Routing-script for the built-in PHP web server to enable basic support for
+ * clean URLs by faking the "q" query parameter as the main .htaccess would do.
+ *
+ * The built-in webserver should _only_ be used for development and test as it
+ * has a number of limitations that makes running Drupal on it highly insecure
+ * and somewhat limited.
+ *
+ * In particular be aware that:
+ *   - The server is single-threaded, any requests made during the execution of
+ *     the main request will hang until the main request has been completed.
+ *   - The webserver does not enforce any of the settings in .htacccess in
+ *     particular a remote user will be able to download files that normally
+ *     would be protected from direct access such as .module files.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * php -S localhost:8888 .ht.router.php
+ *
+ * @see http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php
+ */
+
+$url = parse_url($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
+if (file_exists('.' . $url['path'])) {
+  // Serve the requested resource as-is.
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+// Populate the "q" query key with the path, skip the leading slash.
+$_GET['q'] = $_REQUEST['q'] = substr($url['path'], 1);
+
+// Include the main index.php and let core take over.
+include 'index.php';