execute php files without typing php in front

Question

Anyone can assist me on how to execute my php files without preceding php front Examples instead of typing 'php filename.php' in cli or cloud9

I want to execute them by just typing the file name

command: 'filename'

then the script runs

Well i was thinking of using the htaccess file but i'm not sure if that also works on vps or cli. I know of browser only

@YvesLeBorg, Alright will check for that, I hope you do understand what i mean? — Alesia Thiel
– Alesia Thiel, Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 3:01
@AlesiaThiel yep, your question was perfectly clear to me. I do that often in some of my projects. — YvesLeBorg
– YvesLeBorg, Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 11:15

Alex Howansky · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-24 03:18:28Z

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Edit your PHP script and add this as the new first line, by itself, before your opening <?php tag:

#!/path/to/php

(Replace that with your actual path.)

Alternatively, if you have the env command, you can use that to figure it out for you:

#!/usr/bin/env php

So your script looks like this:

#!/usr/bin/env php
<?php
echo "Hello, world!\n";

Then make the file exectuable:

chmod u+x filename

Now you can just "run" it directly in the shell:

% filename
Hello, world!

Note, you only want to do this if the script is CLI-only. If it's ever run via the web server, that first line will be output to the browser.

answered Nov 24, 2022 at 3:18

Alex Howansky

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it says this : bash: ./filename: /usr/bin/php^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

Its worked, i added this command , sed -i -e 's/\r$//' filename.php . Thank you