is there a simple php shell for windows?

Question

Is there a command line php shell available for windows? I looking for something similar to the python shell, that will allow me to open and immediately begin executing code.

Answer 1

PsySH is the best REPL shell I have seen recently. Tab-completion, phpdoc support, proper namespace handling, interactive debugging, plugin support and many more. It is pure PHP and has composer support so it should be easy to install on Windows. I have only tried it on Linux but looking at the code, it seems to even have some history support on OSes without readline.