PHP at command line

chrisleon

I have a few php scripts that run great from the browser, but as soon as you try to run them from the command line, I get 4.03 forbidden errors or unable to access start file. I eventually would like to put these programs in my cron script, but I would like to see them run smoothly from the command line first. I have tried lynx and was unsuccessful with that. I you have any ideas of what I could be experiencing, please help.

thanx

Anon

How can you get 403 forbidden erros when you run them from command line? When you run it from command line, you're not using HTTP, therefore you can't get HTTP 403 errors...

Diego

chrisleon

I think I got it because I tried it two ways:
1. lynx /usr/local/etc/http/etc........messages.php

that issued the can't access start file

lynx http://www.nicholasandco.net/etc....
messages.php

that was the 403 forbidden error

this is why I am confused. I am not sure what to type and command to use. I just know it works great running it from the browser.

Anon

Ok, the first method won't work because it's not going through a web server, and lynx needs a web server to parse the PHP.

I don't know why the second method works...it should...is it password protected or something?

Another way to runit command line is to call PHP directly:

php /usr/local/etc/http/etc..../messages.php

You will need to compile PHP as a CGI if you don't have it already.

Diego

chrisleon

How do you compile the PHP into a CGI, I have never had to do that?

Anon

Try running "php" thru command line first. If you get nothing back, then it is installed as CGI already. If you get a "Command not found" or something like that, then you'll need to compile it...

Diego