php issue when running on linux with dot slash filename format

Question

I have a script (file1.php)in php in linux

#!/usr/bin/php -q
<?php
 echo "hello world" ?>

when i run in linux (redhat @ bash shell)

>  php file1.php

it works. my php is in /usr/bin/php and its version is 5.3.3)

but when i run

./file1.php

it says

'./file1.php' not present.

my application requires this ('./file1.php') model to work

on my other machine this file works with ('./file1.php') model

why is it so , is there any way to fix this ..

**/usr/bin/php -v works well
file permission (file1.php): -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root**

is the file executable, e.g. chmod 755? to use ./file.php, it must be executable. — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 19:40
are you in the same directory as file1.php when you do this? — Orangepill
– Orangepill, Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 19:42
@Orangepill : PHP 5.3.3 (cli) (built: Feb 22 2013 02:51:11) Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies — Kajal
– Kajal, Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 19:54

Orestes · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-12 19:48:33Z

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You should indicate how your file should be executed. In bash, it's done using a shebang Try adding this line add the very top of your php script:

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php echo 'Hello world!';

This would tell bash to run ./file.php as php /fullpath/file.php More info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)

edited Jul 12, 2013 at 19:48

answered Jul 12, 2013 at 19:42

Orestes

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6 Comments

Kajal Over a year ago

removed -q from the shebang now it says -bash: ./file1.php: /usr/bin/php^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory , ## am on the same directory

Orestes Over a year ago

I don't understand your comment. Try creating a file with the exact content I wrote above, make sure you set executing permissions chmod +x file.php, and run it as ./file.php Edit: That's bash indicating it can't find the php interpreter. Run whereis php, it will thell you where your php interpreter is. You should use that path. You said yours was on /usr/bin/php so running /usr/bin/php --version should work, and the code above should work.

Kajal Over a year ago

created , it says Extension './file1.php' not present.

Orangepill Over a year ago

it's trying to load ./file1.php as an extension not as a script file. It's acting like it's calling /usr/bin/php -z file.php

Orangepill Over a year ago

type alias on the command line... see if there is any php alias set

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