Run php from command line Xampp for linux

[sloth456]

Hi guys,

 

I'm trying to run a php script from command line in linux.  I installed xampp for linux a.k.a lampp so typing

 

php /path/to/file.php

 

Just brings up a message saying I need to install php.

 

Whats the correct way to do this?

[codefossa]

Then, you should probably install PHP.  Most distros give you the command you need.  Ubuntu for example would say to use "sudo apt-get install <package>".

[sloth456]

Thanks for your reply Kira, however php is installed, I have xampp.  I can run php scripts in my browser from localhost fine just don't know how to run scripts from command line.  I think xampp installs php to a different directory than normal.

[sloth456]

figured it out myself in the end.  For those wondering how you need to type

 

path/to/php path/to/fileyouwantotrun.php

 

So for xampp on linux this is

 

/opt/lampp/bin/php /opt/lampp/htdocs/yourfile.php

 

This worked for me

[codefossa]

You didn't give your distro or version, so there wasn't much more I could tell ya.  There's different packages though.  In Ubuntu, the package "php" is the one you can run in terminal with "php path/to/file.php", and "php5" is the one that runs with Apache.

 

Glad ya got it.  Please tick this thread solved.