PHP CLI

Rob Aley has been programming commercially and academically in a variety of programming languages, with over 10 years of PHP experience, since graduating in Computer Science from the University of Leeds in 1999. Having had a varied career working in industries from coffee to condoms, as well as doing freelance software development, Rob is now a "Database Programmer" at the University of Oxford working in healthcare related data analysis. He uses PHP almost exclusively now, out of choice. When he's not working or writing books, he spends time with his wife, three young children, and most importantly his cat.

1. Introduction1.1 "Use PHP? We're not building a website, you know!".1.2 Are you new to PHP?1.3 Reader prerequisites. Or, what this book isn't1.4 An important note for Windows and Mac users1.5 About the sample code1.6 External resources1.7 English. The Real English.2. Getting away from the Web - an overview of CLI programming in PHP2.1 PHP without a web server2.2 PHP versions - what's yours?2.3 A few good reasons NOT to do it in PHP2.4 Thinking about security2.5 CLI specific Code Frameworks3. Understanding and using the CLI SAPI3.1 What's different about the CLI SAPI?3.2 CLI SAPI installation3.3 PHP command line options3.4 Command line arguments for your script3.5 The many ways to call PHP scripts3.5.1 From a file3.5.2 From a string3.5.3 From STDIN :3.5.4 As a self executing script : Unix/Linux3.5.5 As a self executing script : Windows3.5.6 Windows php-win.exe3.6 Quitting your script3.7 PHP REPLs4. User facing software4.1 Command line interface basics4.2 Advanced command line input4.3 Using STDIN, STOUT & STDERR4.4 CLI helper libraries5. PHP CLI scripts and your system5.1 Starting external processes from PHP, or "shelling out"5.2 File Status and Realpath caches5.3 APC and other code caches6. Where now? or, Thanks & feedback6.1 Upgrade to "PHP Beyond The Web" for only $5!6.2 Giving feedback, and getting help and support6.3 Are you reading a "pirated" copy?A : Compiling and installing PHP, extensions and libraries