script that execute a php file

[Anon]

Somebody known how can I execute a php file from a script of linux?
I want that everyday a script run a php file.

Thanks.

[lawnmowerman]

While I have not done this yet myself, I have read that you can compile PHP as a CGI and use it for shell scripting.

Check out :

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

for an article on the matter.

-Rich

[ab5602]

Yes, you can compile php as a CGI (actually this is the default). Just run it like this:

machine$ php -q myphpscript.php

If you want the script to run periodically, put it in your crontab (or AT list in NT).

The -q suppresses HTML looking messages. Here is the usage.

Usage: php [-q] [-h] [-s] [-v] [-i] [-f <file>] | {<file> [args...]}
-q Quiet-mode. Suppress HTTP Header output.
-s Display colour syntax highlighted source.
-f<file> Parse <file>. Implies `-q'
-v Version number
-p Pretokenize a script (creates a .php3p file)
-e Execute a pretokenized (.php3p) script
-c<path> Look for php3.ini file in this directory
-i PHP information
-h This help

-Rob

[lawnmowerman]

Another option for running php scripts from the command line in unix/linux/etc is to set the script executable and use the proper shabang.

Place:
#!/usr/local/bin/php -q
at the top of myphpscript.php and then
chmod +x myphpscript.php

At that point, you can simply call the script without specifying /usr/local/bin/php (or whereever the php cgi executable is located):

/path/to/script/myphpscript.php
or
./myphpscript.php

-Rich