How can i setup my powershell to run php scripts in like a commandcall like this
php test.php
I'm able to do this on a server at work which I connect to by putty, but would be nice if I was able to execute those scripts directly from my own without having some server running.
I also know about Xaml, which I don't like since its require you to refresh some browser.
You can do all the stuff suggested above or ...
Go to php.net and download the php file stack for windows.
Copy the file stack into say c:\php or if you want multiple versions, say c:\php5 or c:\php7 etc.
Open powershell and type c:\php\php.exe -h, you will get the php help output. Yay you are up and running, whoot.
(Note: you may need to rename php.ini.development -> php.ini
Advanced instructions:-
Type env into os search (cortana) and select environmental variables.
Add your php location to path (c:\php) and create a variable php (or php5 etc) pointing to c:\php\php.exe
Now you can run php in powershell with php (php -h to test).
Note: while not the question, this also works in the git bash shell.
I'm assuming windows since you said powershell. You can just install php on windows but that means also installing apache or enabling IIS.
Or there's apparently a built-in webserver for command-line functionality that might minimize the amount of headache involved in configuring that stuff.
This might help get you going also:
http://php.net/manual/en/install.windows.legacy.index.php#install.windows.legacy.commandline
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Could anyone please tell me how to run a php file locally on my system.
Currently I am using a server to run files.
I know both php & Apache to be installed.
I need to see out put of this program, for example:
<?php
$a=5;
$b=10;
$c=$a+$b;
print $c;
?>
Can you please tell how I can run these files of if I need anything more.
php have a easy way to run a light server:
first cd into php file directory, then
php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
then you can run php
You have to run a web server (e.g. Apache) and browse to your localhost, mostly likely on port 80.
What you really ought to do is install an all-in-one package like XAMPP, it bundles Apache, MySQL PHP, and Perl (if you were so inclined) as well as a few other tools that work with Apache and MySQL - plus it's cross platform (that's what the 'X' in 'XAMPP' stands for).
Once you install XAMPP (and there is an installer, so it shouldn't be hard) open up the control panel for XAMPP and then click the "Start" button next to Apache - note that on applications that require a database, you'll also need to start MySQL (and you'll be able to interface with it through phpMyAdmin). Once you've started Apache, you can browse to http://localhost.
Again, regardless of whether or not you choose XAMPP (which I would recommend), you should just have to start Apache.
In short:
Install WAMP
Put this file to C:\wamp\www\ProjectName\filename.php
Go to browser: http://localhost/ProjectName/filename.php
I just put the content in the question in a file called test.php and ran php test.php.
(In the folder where the test.php is.)
$ php foo.php
15
If you have apache running, put your file in server folder for html files and then call it from web-browser (Like http://localhost/myfile.php ).
3 easy steps to run your PHP program is:
The easiest way is to install MAMP!
Do a 2-minute setup of MAMP.
Open the localhost server in your browser at the created port to see your program up and runing!
I think I have two PHP installs on my machine. if I run the following command:
which php
my system locates an install at /usr/bin/php. But the php I was using before reconfiguring was running from /usr/local/zend/bin/php
The problem is, I need to run the php in the /usr/local/zend/bin directory, but it looks like the other php is currently running. I tried to find the process and kill it using:
ps -ef | grep php
But it's not listed. My question is how can I specify which version of PHP should be running on my system (CentOS)?
PHP is not a running process, so you won't find it with ps. If you're using it on a web server, it'll usually be loaded as a module within your web server, such as Apache. The binaries you're finding in /usr/bin/php and /usr/local/zend/bin/php are the CLI binaries, so you wouldn't use these with your website anyway.
The version that you're using is going to be the version of the library referenced by your web server. If you're using Apache, you'll want to check Apache's configuration to see which library it points to.
You can also create a small script with <? phpinfo(); ?> in it, then load this from a web page to get detailed information about the version you're running.
Trying to mess around with PHP, but I don't want to install IIS or Apache and was hoping for a small interpreter that I can pass the scripts to and have them run in like a console or something. Much like Lua does. Does this exist? When I go to download PHP it seems to only talk about running it on IIS or Apache.
PHP can be used on the command line. Just download and extract the executable.
Running can be done 3 ways: a file, supplied code or in an interactive shell
php file.php
php -r "echo 'hello';"
php -a
You can also install a pre-packaged server (e.g. XAMPP) or run your code online on various places (e.g. phpfiddle.org)
With PHP 5.1+ you have an interactive shell too:
launch php with -a parameter
php.exe -a
http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.interactive.php
I believe that PHP v5.4 comes with its own webserver built-in. Install that version and you should be fine. Though I really would like to know why you have problem with installing Apache (IIS sucks though).
EDIT:
As a few others have said, you can run PHP from the command line.
check out easyphp, a server for php development
http://php.net/cli
Alternatively, you can write your PHP scripts as you would normally (with some limitations),
And use the following command line:
C:\php.exe -f "D:\phpFile.php"
dtech's answer seems most fitting for the simple script-running things you're looking for. If you decide you want an actual web-server, with as little setup as possible, look at "XAMPP".
I have a PHP-script originally developed on Ubuntu, which now has to run on a Windows machine, executing a java program like this:
exec("java -jar {$filename}");
// Process output
This does not work as expected on Windows. I already found out, that although I can use java -version from the command prompt I can't use it in exec(), i.e. the problem is java can not be found.
I have a workaround in place, pointing to java.exe using the complete path to C:\Program Files\Java\...\java.exe if the script runs on Windows. Unfortunately though this is hardcoded to the path on the current machine, which might change or vary on a different system, e.g. when installing Java to a different location or a different version (JRE/JDK/6/7) is installed.
How do I call Java on Windows without having to refer to the exact location of java.exe?
You need to set enviroment variable on windows, to be able access java without path
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.xml
Even if this Question is a little older, I ran into the same problem and I found a pretty neat solution for it without the PATH requirement.
There is a symlinks to all java executabled located in this folder:
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath
for example: just call
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe -jar XYZ.jar
From inside a PHP program I want to know the location of the binary executing it. Perl has $^X for this purpose. Is there an equivalent in PHP?
This is so it can execute a child PHP process using itself (rather than hard code a path or assume "php" is correct).
UPDATE
I'm using lighttpd + FastCGI, not Apache + mod_php. So yes, there is a PHP binary.
eval/include is not a solution because I'm spawning a server which has to live on beyond the request.
Things I've tried and don't work:
$_SERVER['_'] looks like what I want from the command line but its actually from an environment variable set by the shell of the last executed program. When run from a web server this is the web server binary.
which php will not work because the PHP binary is not guaranteed to be the same one as is in the web server's PATH.
Thanks in advance.
The PHP_BINDIR constant gives you the directory where the php binary is
Yeah, $_SERVER['_'] is what you're talking about, or as near as exists. The reason you're getting a Web server binary when it's run from the web is that /usr/bin/php has nothing to do with the Web server's execution; what it's running is a separate SAPI. There's nothing from the web PHP instance to point to /usr/bin/php because there's no reason for there to be.
The PHP_BINDIR constant is probably the easiest thing to use; the next best thing I could come up with is basically re-creating that bindir path from the extension_dir configuration setting:
$phpbin = preg_replace("#/lib(64)?/.*$#", "/bin/php", ini_get("extension_dir"));
It has a regex in it, so it feels more like your native perl(!) but otherwise is not especially optimal.
In PHP5.4 you can use the PHP_BINARY constant, it won't work via mod_php or similar but will via CGI etc.
For earlier versions of PHP readlink('/proc/self/exe'); will probably be fine, again it won't work via mod_php.
Depending on the way php is installed you CANT find the php executable.
if php is running as a module for the webserver like apache module, then there is no binary you can call.
you can take a look into php_info() it lists everything.
may also the path to php. within that path you can assume a php binary.
but why do you want to call a extra process?
you can execute other php files by include command or eval.
there is no reason to spawn a new process.
what about:
<?php
exec("which php");
?>
But, it's unix/linux only:D
I've been looking for the php7 executable on my mac (OSX El Capitan) in order to configure and install xdebug (needed to find the right version of phpize to run). None of the solutions I found worked for me, so I just ended out searching for it:
find / -name php -print
I knew (from phpinfo()) that I was running php7, so I was able to infer the correct directory from the options presented by find.