Using Python I can test my code in the terminal / command line by typing
python
python> print "hello world"
I would like to do this with PHP too, but when typing:
php
echo "hello world";
it does not work.. Is this possible? what should I do? A quick search on the internet gives a lot of results that call an actual .php file to run. I only want to test a single sentence if possible, without creating files and stuff.
Try
php -a
which starts an interactive PHP shell. Be aware that this requires PHP to be built with --with-readline (which is not the case if you're using the bundeled PHP with Mac OS X e.g.).
Alternatively, if you don't require the interactivity of a separate shell, use
php -r 'print_r(get_defined_constants());'
to execute a PHP snippet (this doesn't require the readline support).
php -r "echo 'hello world';"
If you run php without the -a option, don't forget the <?php at the start
