I'm new to php and wanted to run php from command line. I have installed WAMP and set the "System Variables" to my php folder ( which is C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.3
).
When i go to Run
-> CMD
-> Type php -a
and hit enter, it says interactive mode enabled
. But when I write echo 'Hi';
it shows nothing.
I even don't see anything like 'php >" when i type php -a
and hit enter.
The PHP CLI as its called ( php for the Command Line Interface ) is called php.exe
It lives in c:\wamp\bin\php\php5.x.y\php.exe
( where x and y are the version numbers of php that you have installed )
If you want to create php scrips to run from the command line then great its easy and very useful.
Create yourself a batch file like this, lets call it phppath.cmd
:
PATH=%PATH%;c:\wamp\bin\php\phpx.y.z
php -v
Change x.y.z
to a valid folder name for a version of PHP that you have installed within WAMPServer
Save this into one of your folders that is already on your PATH, so you can run it from anywhere.
Now from a command window, cd into your source folder and run >phppath.
Then run
php your_script.php
It should work like a dream.
Here is an example that configures PHP Composer and PEAR if required and they exist
@echo off
REM **************************************************************
REM * PLACE This file in a folder that is already on your PATH
REM * Or just put it in your C:\Windows folder as that is on the
REM * Search path by default
REM * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
REM * EDIT THE NEXT 3 Parameters to fit your installed WAMPServer
REM **************************************************************
set baseWamp=D:\wamp
set defaultPHPver=7.4.3
set composerInstalled=%baseWamp%\composer
set phpFolder=\bin\php\php
if %1.==. (
set phpver=%baseWamp%%phpFolder%%defaultPHPver%
) else (
set phpver=%baseWamp%%phpFolder%%1
)
PATH=%PATH%;%phpver%
php -v
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
REM IF PEAR IS INSTALLED IN THIS VERSION OF PHP
IF exist %phpver%\pear (
set PHP_PEAR_SYSCONF_DIR=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%
set PHP_PEAR_INSTALL_DIR=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%\pear
set PHP_PEAR_DOC_DIR=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%\docs
set PHP_PEAR_BIN_DIR=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%
set PHP_PEAR_DATA_DIR=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%\data
set PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%\php.exe
set PHP_PEAR_TEST_DIR=D:\wamp\bin\php\php%phpver%\tests
echo PEAR INCLUDED IN THIS CONFIG
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
) else (
echo PEAR DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS VERSION OF php
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
)
REM IF A GLOBAL COMPOSER EXISTS ADD THAT TOO
REM **************************************************************
REM * IF A GLOBAL COMPOSER EXISTS ADD THAT TOO
REM *
REM * This assumes that composer is installed in /wamp/composer
REM *
REM **************************************************************
IF EXIST %composerInstalled% (
ECHO COMPOSER INCLUDED IN THIS CONFIG
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
set COMPOSER_HOME=%baseWamp%\composer
set COMPOSER_CACHE_DIR=%baseWamp%\composer
PATH=%PATH%;%baseWamp%\composer
rem echo TO UPDATE COMPOSER do > composer self-update
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
) else (
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
echo COMPOSER IS NOT INSTALLED
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
)
set baseWamp=
set defaultPHPver=
set composerInstalled=
set phpFolder=
Call this command file like this to use the default version of PHP
> phppath
Or to get a specific version of PHP like this
> phppath 5.6.30