+#### Testing the PHP frontend
+
+!!! danger
+ The PHP fronted is deprecated and will be removed in Nominatim 5.0.
+
+You can run a small test server with the PHP frontend like this:
+
+```sh
+nominatim serve --engine php
+```
+
+Go to `http://localhost:8088/status.php` and you should see the message `OK`.
+You can also run a search query, e.g. `http://localhost:8088/search.php?q=Berlin`
+or, for reverse-only installations a reverse query,
+e.g. `http://localhost:8088/reverse.php?lat=27.1750090510034&lon=78.04209025`.
+
+Do not use this test server in production.
+To run Nominatim via webservers like Apache or nginx, please continue reading
+[Deploy the PHP frontend](Deployment-PHP.md).
+
+
+
+## Enabling search by category phrases