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How do I run php from the command line without using a script as an argument.
Example with script:
> php index.php
I already know how to execute a certain function or code like this:
> php -r "echo 12346;"
But there is some way to do this interactively (as in python, for example)?
Something similar to this example:
> php
> echo 1;
> 1
> print_r(array());
> array(){}
There is this in PHP?
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You can use it like this:
C:\>php -a
Interactive mode enabled
<?php
echo "Hello, world!";
?>
^Z
Hello, world!
To work with <?php ?>, first you activate the interactive mode, type the <?php echo "Hello, world!"; ?> press ENTER then CTR+Z
See more in: http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.interactive.php#105729
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Iterative PHP mode does not work very well on all systems (Windows).
In those cases I like to use the Psysh. In addition to running in iterative mode, it includes functions such as autocomplete, namespace support, documentation query, and more.
I install it via Composer, as global dependency:
composer global require psy/psysh:@stable
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To run PHP in interactive mode, just use the option -a, in this way:
php -a or php.exe -a (use Windows)
(as long as the php executable is in your PATH)
This and all other forms of PHP execution are described here:
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In mine only it worked without the
<?php ?>– Wallace Maxters
To work with
<?php ?>, first you activate the interactive mode, type the<?php echo "Hello, world!"; ?>press ENTER then CTR+Z– henriquedpereira
what’s cool about this interactive mode ? and kind of like an Xcode playground ?
– Gabriel Rodrigues