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Problem

How to use the php command: PHP command-line interface. More information: <https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.options.php>.

Solution

php — PHP command-line interface. More information: <https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.options.php>.

Parse and execute a PHP script:

php {{path/to/file}}

Check syntax on (i.e. [l]int) a PHP script:

php {{[-l|--syntax-check]}} {{path/to/file}}

Run PHP inter[a]ctively:

php {{[-a|--interactive]}}

Run PHP code (Notes: Don't use <? ?> tags; escape double quotes with backslash):

php {{[-r|--run]}} "{{code}}"

Start a PHP built-in web server in the current directory:

php {{[-S|--server]}} {{host}}:{{port}}

List installed PHP extensions:

php {{[-m|--modules]}}

Display information about the current PHP configuration:

php {{[-i|--info]}}

Display information about a specific function:

php {{[--rf|--rfunction]}} {{function_name}}

Code Snippets

Parse and execute a PHP script

php {{path/to/file}}

Check syntax on (i.e. [l]int) a PHP script

php {{[-l|--syntax-check]}} {{path/to/file}}

Run PHP inter[a]ctively

php {{[-a|--interactive]}}

Run PHP code (Notes: Don't use `<? ?>` tags; escape double quotes with backslash)

php {{[-r|--run]}} "{{code}}"

Start a PHP built-in web server in the current directory

php {{[-S|--server]}} {{host}}:{{port}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/php

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