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 $ php -S localhost:8000 '<handler>'
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-The Lambda Function Handler property specifies the location of the the script executed in response to an incoming API Gateway request.
+The Lambda Function Handler property specifies the location of the script executed in response to an incoming API Gateway request.
 
 ##### Extensions
 The following extensions are built into the layer and available in /opt/lib/php/7.1/modules: