Re: Can php run as a script?

find / -name php -print ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poon, Kelvin (Infomart)" <kpoon@infomart.ca> To: "'Tim Burden'" <tim@thebigbrain.ca> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:35 PM Subject: RE: Can php run as a script? > Thanks! > > but the thing is I have php 4.2.2 version installed in that server. And > since it is not 4.3.0 therefore CLI isn't on by default. How can I check if > CLI is on or not? If it is not on, I won't be able to excute the php as a > script in another other way? > > THnaks@ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Burden [mailto:tim@thebigbrain.ca] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:02 PM > To: Kelvin Poon > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: Can php run as a script? > > > Look for PHP CLI in google. > > Recent versions of PHP install at CLI PHP executable by default. > e.g I ended up with one in: > > /usr/local/apache/bin/php > > [root@machine root]# /usr/local/apache/bin/php -v > PHP 4.3.1 (cli) (built: Feb 20 2003 14:09:35) > Copyright (c) 1997-2002 The PHP Group > Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Zend Technologies > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelvin Poon" <kpoon@infomart.ca> > Newsgroups: php.general > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:43 AM > Subject: Can php run as a script? > > > > Hi, > > > > This might be a newbie question but I can't find an answer anywhere I > > search. I know php can be excuted by a web browser, but can it run as a > > script like Perl? > > > > The reason i ask is, I need to write a php script that updates a database > in > > a server. And this script needs to be running in the background as a > > service, that's why i was wondering if I can excute it like a perl script. > > > > If it can't, do you guys know if I can use perl to call up a php script? > > > > Please advise. > > > > Thanks, > > Kelvin