How do I run php from the command line, without having to use a script as an argument.
Example with script:
> php index.php
I already know how to execute a certain function or code like this:
> php -r "echo 12346;"
But is there any way to do this interactively (as in python, for example)?
Something similar to this example:
> php
> echo 1;
> 1
> print_r(array());
> array(){}
Is there this in PHP?
You can use this:
C:\>php -a
Interactive mode enabled
<?php
echo "Hello, world!";
?>
^Z
Hello, world!
To work with <?php ?> , you first activate interactive mode, type <?php echo "Hello, world!"; ?> press ENTER then CTR + Z
See more at: link
The iterative mode of PHP does not work very well on all systems (Windows).
In these cases I like to use PsySh . In addition to running in iterative mode, it includes functions such as autocomplete, namespace support, query documentation, and more.
I install it via composer, as a global dependency:
composer global require psy/psysh:@stable
To run PHP in interactive mode, just use the -a option, like this:
php -a or php.exe -a (if using Windows)
(as long as the php executable is in your PATH)
This and all other forms of PHP implementation are described here: