-#### 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).
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