Re: scripting with php

Bruno Santos wrote: > i'm working with php for about 3 years and i must say: i cant get tired > of it !! :-) > > since my first page, ive used php as a server side language, embebed in > html pages. now, i need to develop a small script to run as stand alone. > how can i do it ? > > just like bourn shell, ive used #!/usr/bin/php -q, but it apears is not > working ... > > can someone tell me how to i use php stand alone ? > chears !!! 'shell> ' indicates something you type at a Un*x/MS-DOS shell prompt. Step 1. Confirm that /usr/bin/php is there, and working: shell> /usr/bin/php -v Either this outputs PHP's version number, or you don't have PHP installed at /usr/bin/php. Step 2. Make sure your script works, *without* the #!/usr/bin/php -q line in it. shell> php -q YOURSCRIPT.php Either this script does what you expect, or the script isn't right. Did you put <?php ?> in there? Yes, you need to put <?php ?> in there. Step 3. Make sure your PHP shell script is executable: shell> chmod 744 YOURSCRIPT.php Change YOURSCRIPT to the name of your script, of course. Step 4. Put the #!/usr/bin/php -q back in there and try it shell> ./YOURSCRIPT.php -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm