spark does not actually start the server with the requested port

Hi,

Not sure if this topic belongs in this discussion. If not, please let me know; gently.

Anyways, I ran into this small challenge using CodeIgniter 4.

When I start my app using spark and specifying a port, it does not use the port number I requested.

e.g.

Code:

php spark serve --host=8081

The above command starts the server using port :8080 anyways.

Not sure what I'm missing. Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks

Oscar