<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>PHP uses</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/sitewide.css"><script src="/web/dhtml/color-theme/colors.js"></script> </head> <body> <div><a href="."> go to main page. </a></div> <hr> <h1>PHP uses</h1> <p>see also the command "man php" in Unix-like shell (MSYS, Debian, etc)</p> <h2>php -a</h2> <p>this is the PHP REPL. one statement at a time, usually. useful to test-run some code. also good for teaching/demonstrating.</p> <h2>php script-file.php</h2> <p>this executes a script file. this is a batch execution of the many statements in the script file.</p> <h2>php -S localhost:80</h2> <p>this responds to HTTP requests, executing HTTP-requested script files, staying active as a process in run-loop. </p> <hr> <script src="/web/show-source.js" data-href="?show-source"></script> </body> </html>