running php scripts from the command line in 4.2.3

I'm helping someone who is running a server with Debian testing, which
only has PHP 4.2.3, not higher. He wants to run php from the command
line, which I think is only supported starting with 4.3. Is there a
way to do it with 4.2.3 ? I am trying to avoid installing a newer
version of php from source, as the machine has a running webserver on
it that I would not like to break for more than a few minutes.

--Rob

Rob Ristroph wrote:
> I'm helping someone who is running a server with Debian testing, which
> only has PHP 4.2.3, not higher. He wants to run php from the command
> line, which I think is only supported starting with 4.3. Is there a
> way to do it with 4.2.3 ? I am trying to avoid installing a newer
> version of php from source, as the machine has a running webserver on
> it that I would not like to break for more than a few minutes.

Maybe this works in testing too. I used it in unstable

root# apt-get install php4-cgi
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"Rob Ristroph" <rgr@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote in message
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>
> I'm helping someone who is running a server with Debian testing, which
> only has PHP 4.2.3, not higher. He wants to run php from the command
> line, which I think is only supported starting with 4.3. Is there a
> way to do it with 4.2.3 ? I am trying to avoid installing a newer
> version of php from source, as the machine has a running webserver on
> it that I would not like to break for more than a few minutes.
>
> --Rob

just type :
php filename.php

or make it into a shell script add the first line to the script
#!/bin/php -q

then chmod 755 the file

the to run it ./filename.php

or stick a copy in

/usr/bin

btw, if you are making a shell script, it does not
need the .php extention. it doesnt need one at all

I have a shell script that I wrote in php called srestart
it restarts services properly on my boxes.

ie:
srestart httpd
srestart mail
srestart dns


--
Mike Bradley
http://www.gzentools.com -- free online php tools

>>>>> "Pedro" == Pedro Graca <hexkid@hotpop.com> writes:
Pedro>
Pedro> Rob Ristroph wrote:
>> I'm helping someone who is running a server with Debian testing,
>> which only has PHP 4.2.3, not higher. He wants to run php from the
>> command line, which I think is only supported starting with 4.3.
>> Is there a way to do it with 4.2.3 ? I am trying to avoid
>> installing a newer version of php from source, as the machine has a
>> running webserver on it that I would not like to break for more
>> than a few minutes.
Pedro>
Pedro> Maybe this works in testing too. I used it in unstable
Pedro>
Pedro> root# apt-get install php4-cgi

This is exactly what I needed to do. Thank you very much.

--Rob