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./"    | PHP Version 4                                                        |
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./"    | Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The PHP Group                                |
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./"    | This source file is subject to version 2.02 of the PHP license,      |
./"    | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
./"    | available at through the world-wide-web at                           |
./"    | http://www.php.net/license/2_02.txt.                                 |
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./"    | Author: Marcus Boerger <helly@php.net>                               |
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.TH PHP 1
.SH NAME
.B php
Command Line Interface 'CLI'
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B php
[options] [
.B -f
]
.IR file
[[--] 
.IR args...
]
.LP
.B php
[options] 
.B -r 
.IR code
[[--]
.IR args...
]
.LP
.B php
[options] [-B 
.IR code
] 
.B -R 
.IR code
[-E 
.IR code
] [[--]
.IR args...
]
.LP
.B php
[options] [-B 
.IR code
]
.B -F 
.IR file
[-E 
.IR code
] [[--]
.IR args...
]
.LP
.B php
[options] -- [
.IR args...
]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
You can parse and execute files by using parameter -f followed by the name of the 
.IR file 
to be executed.
.LP
Using parameter -r you can directly execute
.B PHP 
.IR code 
simply as you would do inside a 
.B php 
file when using the 
.B eval() 
function.
.LP
It is also possible to process the standard input line by line using either
the parameter -R or -F. In this mode each separate input line causes the
.IR code 
specified by -R or the 
.IR file
specified by -F to be executed.
You can access the input line by \fB$argn\fP. While processing the input lines
.B $argi 
contains the number of the actual line being processed. Further more
the paramters -B and -E can be used to execute 
.IR code
(see -r) before and
after input line processing respectively.
.LP
If none of -r -f -B -R -F or -E is present but a single parameter is
given then this is taken as the filename to process (same as with -f). If
no parameter is present then the standard input is read and executed.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 15
.B -a
Run interactively
.TP
.B -c path|file 
Look for 
.B php.ini 
file in this directory
.TP
.B -n
No 
.B php.ini 
file will be used
.TP
.B -d foo[=bar]
Define INI entry 
.IR foo 
with value
.IR bar
.TP
.B -e
Generate extended information for debugger/profiler
.TP
.B -f file
Parse and execute 
.IR file
.TP
.B -h
This help
.TP
.B -i
.B PHP
information
.TP
.B -l
Syntax check only (lint)
.TP
.B -m
Show compiled in modules
.TP
.B -r code
Run 
.B PHP 
.IR code
without using script tags
.B '<?..?>'
.TP
.B -B code
Run 
.B PHP 
.IR code
before processing input lines
.TP
.B -R code
Run 
.B PHP 
.IR code
for every input line
.TP
.B -F file
Parse and execute 
.IR file
for every input line
.TP
.B -E code
Run 
.B PHP 
.IR code
after processing all input lines
.TP
.B -s
Display colour syntax highlighted source
.TP
.B -v
Version number
.TP
.B -w
Display source with stripped comments and whitespace
.TP
.B -z file
Load Zend extension 
.IR file
.TP
.IR args...
Arguments passed to script. Use 
.B '--'
.IR args 
when first argument starts with 
.B '-'
or script is read from stdin
.SH FILES
.TP 15
.B php-cli.ini
The configuration file for the CLI version of 
.B PHP.
.TP
.B php.ini
The standard configuration file will only be used when 
.B php-cli.ini
cannot not be found.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The PHP Group
.LP
This source file is subject to version 2.02 of the 
.B PHP 
license,
that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is
available at through the world-wide-web at
.BR
.B http://www.php.net/license/2_02.txt.
If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to
obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to
.B license@php.net 
so we can mail you a copy immediately.