PHP from the command line

I was just reading about how to write PHP scripts specifically for the command line.

points of interest:

• php -r ‘print_r(get_defined_constants());’
• #!/usr/bin/php
  <?php
  var_dump($argv);
  ?>
• http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php

Developing Websites Using Mac OS X Snow Leopard

The latest Mac update, Snow Leopard, comes with pre-bundled with Apache 2.2, and PHP 5.3.

Here’s what I did to enable it and start making websites.

1. Turning on Apache
   To do this go to System Preferences -> click the checkbox by Web Sharing
2. To check your Apache install
   You might like this post about how to create a quick document for testing.
3. Editing Apache Virtual Hosts
   Paul Kukiel shares how to
4. Turning on PHP
5. Loading MySQL
   Before you rebuild MySQL, double check your processor speed. If you upgraded to Snow Leopard from an older install on an older PPC or Intel Mac, be sure to know which processor type you need to build MySQL for. These instructions are for my Generation 5 Macbook Pro, not one of the brand new 64-bit models. Download the installer from MySQL.com. Then follow this post that shows how to build MySQL from source.
6. Loading phpMyAdmin
7. Using Terminal

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