run php script code example

Example 1: run php server

cd path/to/your/app
php -S localhost:8000

Example 2: run php script from another php

<?php 
include('log test.php');
$output = shell_exec('php filename.php');
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://localhost/Ia2/Watering/tests/log%20test.php"); //URL of the file
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$output = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
?>

Example 3: execute php file from command line

php -f /path/to/your/file.php

Example 4: execute script php command line

php php_file.php
// or
php php_file.php > result_file.txt // to display the result of echoes or dumps

Example 5: run shell script from php file

echo shell_exec('sh /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh');

Example 6: how to execute a php script from the command line?

To execute a php script, use the PHP Command Line interface(CLI) and specify the file name of the script in the following way:
php script.php