can i run .php trom terminal

samnjugu · 04-16-2006, 07:36 PM

i want to know if its posibble to run a php script from terminal or i need to have my browser up

haymaker2000 · 04-16-2006, 08:11 PM

Yes, that is possible. just run

Code:

#php <filename>.php

If the command line interpreter is not installed, do something like (debian based distros)

Code:

#apt-cache search php command line interpreter

which should give you something like
output:
php4-cli - command-line interpreter for the php4 scripting language
php5-cli - command-line interpreter for the php5 scripting language

and install the correct package for your system with

Code:

#apt-get install php4-cli

If you don't have a debian based distro, use the corresponding commands with yum. If you do not have yum or apt-get, get it. Just google for "apt-get install" or "yum install".

Then you can do the above.

samnjugu · 04-18-2006, 05:26 PM

ityped the command in yum and it tells me no match for argument: php5-cli
am runing fedora 4 with php5.

spooon · 04-18-2006, 05:56 PM

The regular "php" package comes with the command-line interpreter, so if you have PHP installed then you can run php on the command line.

mrjamin · 04-18-2006, 07:09 PM

Code:

# php -f php-file.php

You can also create php scripts designed to run in the terminal like so:

1) Fire up a text editor and create your file, eg:

PHP Code:



#!/usr/bin/php
// ^^ that line tells the command line that the file should be parsed by the php CLI interpreter
echo "Hello terminal\n";

2) Give the script execute permissions:

Code:

# chmod +x script.php

3) Execute your script:

Code:

# ./script.php
Hello terminal

This is all assuming you have the CLI version of PHP. FC installs this by default.

samnjugu · 04-19-2006, 07:27 AM

the install command am trying to run wont run from command as the installer reports it cant find folders already in it's directory.Thank you for your help but it seems i will have to try and run it from browser as that is what comes with instructions on installing. by the way the app am trying to install is coppermine.

samnjugu · 04-20-2006, 07:54 AM

solved here's the thread to it thanks everyone for your contributions
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=436080