You can check what options you have with executing php -h in a shell
I believe this is PHP4 only tho.
Anyway, i solved my little issue.
#! /usr/bin/php -f
<?
echo ("The number of arguments including the executable : ". $argc . "\n");
echo ("============================");
for ($counter="0"; $counter < $argc; $counter++) {
list($key, $value) = each($argv);
echo ("key ". $key . "has value : " . $value . "\n");
}
?>
If you run this from the commandline after chmod'ing it, and you specify
parameters, for example the file is called 'test', you run it like : #
./test these are the parameters.
output will be something like :
The number of arguments including the executable : 5
=============================
key 0 has value : ./test
key 1 has value : these
key 2 has value : are
key 3 has value : the
key 4 has value : parameters
Nothing is stopping PHP from becoming a cool tool for about anything one can
do with Perl, only much easier on some parts ;)
Neatly written programs can even be used in cronjobs this way, like cleaning
up a database on regular interval etc.
That was my goal in the first place.
Thank you both for getting me on track with this :))
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| Ooooh cool
| Didn't even think about PHP invocation options like -q, probably because I
| only work with mod_php at the moment.
|
| That should help NoSpeed out.
|
| On 4/8/01 4:00 PM, "Joe Stump" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|
| > $argv and $argc - also put #!/usr/local/bin/php -q at the top of your
script
| > (above the top <?) and then chmod +x it to run it like a regular script.
| >
| > --Joe
| >
| > On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 11:13:34PM +0200, NoSpeed wrote:
| >> Hi
| >>
| >> I want to write a small application that will change something in
databases
| >> on various locations.
| >>
| >> I can do this in Perl, but being used to the grace and simpleness of
doing
| >> DB's with PHP, DB's with Perl became a real super drag :((((
| >>
| >> So what i would like to know is the following.
| >>
| >> I know you can make a php executable and let it function as a script.
| >> (by adding the correct shebang)
| >>
| >> But how can i make commandline parameters visible in the php script ?
| >>
| >> lets say we have this :
| >>
| >> $
| >>
/usr/bin/changeinfo.php -database=test -table=testtable -row=changethis -dat
| >> a=replaceforthis.
| >>
| >> How can i get these parameters in the script so i can work with them ?
| >>
| >> Thanks
| >>
| >> --
| >> - NoSpeed
| >> ------------------------------------------------------
| >> - Carpe Noctem
| >>
| >> "The stickers on the side of the box said "Supported Platforms: Windows
98,
| >> Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or better", so clearly Linux was a
supported
| >> platform."
| >>
| >>
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