How To Run PHP File in Terminal

Usually we use browser to execute PHP file. What about running your PHP file in Terminal? Let's follow these steps:

# Make sure you install these package:

• php5
  
• libapache2-mod-php5
  
• php-pear
  
• php5-mysql
  
• php5-pgsql
• php5-cli (those five are dependency of php5-cli)
  

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli php-pear
php5-mysql php5-pgsql

# Make a PHP test file echoing "Running PHP file via Linux terminal ... " and save it as myfile.php

# Run PHP file:

php myfile.php

# You will get this message:

PHP Deprecated:  Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in
/etc/php5/cli/conf.d/mcrypt.ini on line 1 in Unknown on line 0

# Open /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/mcrypt.ini with your favourite editor like vi or gedit. You will see the content of mcrypt.ini

# configuration for php MCrypt module
extension=mcrypt.so

# Replace sign '#' in the first line with ';'.

Run myfile.php once again and ta-daa... You will see

Running PHP file via Linux terminal ...

in the Terminal. Enjoy!