php-src/sapi/cli
Johannes Schlüter 6c734a6b4c - Implement FR#53878 Interactive shell should work with shared readline extension
# This is useful w/ distributors who like to build all things shared or don't
# provide the readline extension. Or if a user pefers readline's behavior over
# libedit which might be used by the  distributor.
2011-02-19 16:04:30 +00:00
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tests - Reverted r296062 and r296065 2010-03-12 10:28:59 +00:00
cli_win32.c Add optional php-win.exe variation of the CLI sapi. 2004-01-14 03:14:18 +00:00
cli.h - Implement FR#53878 Interactive shell should work with shared readline extension 2011-02-19 16:04:30 +00:00
config.m4 - Implement FR#53878 Interactive shell should work with shared readline extension 2011-02-19 16:04:30 +00:00
config.w32 - Implement FR#53878 Interactive shell should work with shared readline extension 2011-02-19 16:04:30 +00:00
CREDITS - MFH creadits to Johannes 2005-08-11 20:45:58 +00:00
Makefile.frag - Fix missing mkdir for bindir (patch by David Tajchreber) 2011-01-23 22:40:35 +00:00
php_cli.c - Implement FR#53878 Interactive shell should work with shared readline extension 2011-02-19 16:04:30 +00:00
php.1.in Document CGI options in the manpage (bug #51718) 2010-05-11 15:07:31 +00:00
README Removed register_globals 2010-04-21 01:27:22 +00:00
TODO done 2003-03-30 10:56:34 +00:00

The CLI (command line interface) SAPI has been introduced
with a goal of making PHP better at supporting the creation of 
stand alone applications.

It is based on CGI SAPI with all CGI specific things removed.

The main differences between the two:

* CLI is started up in quiet mode by default.
  (-q switch kept for compatibility)
* It does not change the working directory to that of the script.
  (-C switch kept for compatibility)
* Plain text error message
* $argc and $argv registered irrespective of the register_argc_argv 
  php.ini setting.
* implicit_flush always on
* -r option which allows execution of PHP code directly from
  the command line (e.g. php -r 'echo md5("test");' )
* Other more sophisticated command line switches (see: man php)
* max_execution_time is set to unlimited, overriding php.ini setting.