Execute php such as perl ?

[Anon]

Hello together,

is it possible to execute php on the operatingssystem such as perl. I mean something like

./hello.php

Background:
I like to execute a scipt wiht crontab.

J.

[Anon]

You probably can use lynx:

lynx -dump http://www.yoursite.com/yourfile.php3

(Requires a connection to the webserver)

or if you have an php cgi binary, then you can invoke
php like a regular command:

/usr/sbin/php /path/to/yourfile.php3

(Does not require a webserver running)

[Anon]

Compile php as a cgi binary on your machine (you like perl, I'm asuming you *nix) .. to do this just do a ./configure, make, make install (no --with-apache or --with-apxs in the configure). After you do this you should have a file /usr/local/bin/php which will be the parser you require. Now, at the top of the php file, create the hash bang effect (sorry couldn't help it)

#!/usr/local/bin/php -q

Now, the -q tell's php just to be quiet, don't output your normal http headers (we're not going to a browser, don't need 'em). Put the normal parser begin and ending statments (<? ?>) around your code and you're ready to rock and roll.

Hope that helps!

Chris King

BTW: My middle name is Jens, and it is my cousins name as well. I have yet to meet another. greetings 😉

[Anon]

There is a tutorial regarding php shell scripting here :

http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/darrell20000319.php3