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<sect1 xml:id="install.windows.commandline" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<title>Command Line PHP on Microsoft Windows</title>
<para>
This section contains notes and hints specific to getting PHP running
from the command line for Windows.
</para>
<note>
<para>
You should read the <link linkend="install.windows.manual">manual
installation steps</link> first!
</para>
</note>
<para>
Getting PHP to run from the command line can be performed without making
any changes to Windows.
<screen>
<![CDATA[
C:\PHP5\php.exe -f "C:\PHP Scripts\script.php" -- -arg1 -arg2 -arg3
]]>
</screen>
</para>
<para>
But there are some easy steps that can be followed to make this simpler.
Some of these steps should already have been taken, but are repeated here
to be able to provide a complete step-by-step sequence.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Add the location of the PHP executable (<filename>php.exe</filename>,
<filename>php-win.exe</filename> or <filename>php-cli.exe</filename>
depending upon your PHP version and display preferences) to the
<varname>PATH</varname> environment variable. Read more about how to
add your PHP directory to <varname>PATH</varname> in the <link
linkend="faq.installation.addtopath">corresponding FAQ entry</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add the <literal>.PHP</literal> extension to the
<varname>PATHEXT</varname> environment variable. This can be done
at the same time as amending the <varname>PATH</varname> environment
variable. Follow the same steps as described in the <link
linkend="faq.installation.addtopath">FAQ</link> but amend the
<varname>PATHEXT</varname> environment variable rather than the
<varname>PATH</varname> environment variable.
<note>
<para>
The position in which you place the <literal>.PHP</literal> will
determine which script or program is executed when there are matching
filenames. For example, placing <literal>.PHP</literal> before
<literal>.BAT</literal> will cause your script to run, rather than
the batch file, if there is a batch file with the same name.
</para>
</note>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Associate the <literal>.PHP</literal> extension with a file type. This
is done by running the following command:
<screen>
<![CDATA[
assoc .php=phpfile
]]>
</screen>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Associate the <literal>phpfile</literal> file type with the appropriate
PHP executable. This is done by running the following command:
<screen>
<![CDATA[
ftype phpfile="C:\PHP5\php.exe" -f "%1" -- %~2
]]>
</screen>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
Following these steps will allow PHP scripts to be run from any directory
without the need to type the PHP executable or the <literal>.PHP</literal>
extension and all parameters will be supplied to the script for processing.
</para>
<para>
The example below details some of the registry changes that can be made manually.
<example>
<title>Registry changes</title>
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.php]
@="phpfile"
"Content Type"="application/php"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\phpfile]
@="PHP Script"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008
"AlwaysShowExt"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\phpfile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\PHP5\\php-win.exe0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\phpfile\shell]
@="Open"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\phpfile\shell\Open]
@="&Open"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\phpfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PHP5\\php.exe\" -f \"%1\" -- %~2"
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<para>
With these changes the same command can be written as:
<screen>
<![CDATA[
"C:\PHP Scripts\script" -arg1 -arg2 -arg3
]]>
</screen>
or, if your <literal>"C:\PHP Scripts"</literal> path is in the
<literal>PATH</literal> environment variable:
<screen>
<![CDATA[
script -arg1 -arg2 -arg3
]]>
</screen>
</para>
<note>
<para>
There is a small problem if you intend to use this technique and use your
PHP scripts as a command line filter, like the example below:
<screen>
<![CDATA[
dir | "C:\PHP Scripts\script" -arg1 -arg2 -arg3
]]>
</screen>
or
<screen>
<![CDATA[
dir | script -arg1 -arg2 -arg3
]]>
</screen>
You may find that the script simply hangs and nothing is output.
To get this operational, you need to make another registry change.
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]
"InheritConsoleHandles"=dword:00000001
]]>
</screen>
Further information regarding this issue can be found in this <link
xlink:href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321788">Microsoft
Knowledgebase Article : 321788</link>.
</para>
</note>
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