shell scripting with php4

[Anon]

i am trying to run a shell script with php4. i am on a debian box and i just apt-get installed php4-cgi. everything installed fine. i ran my script and i get this error message back:

bash: ./script.php: /usr/bin/php4: bad interpreter: Permission Denied

i am not sure what the deal is. my shell call looks like this:

#!/usr/bin/php4 -q

any help on this would be appreciated. thanks.

[Anon]

try changing the permissions on your script file
to be executable.

eg.
chmod 775 script.php

[terje-s]

I'd say you need to change permissions on the php4 binary. Check what happens if you type /usr/bin/php4 on the command prompt!

If it gives a 'permission denied', you need to chmod it so you can execute it as the desired user.