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

Have a look at either running php.exe with the -a argument, or maybe the phpsh project.

Answer 2

There is php-shell - it is not great, but still way better than php -a. (Also, it is dead simple to install, just run pear install http://jan.kneschke.de/assets/2007/2/17/PHP_Shell-0.3.1.tgz.) There is also phpa-norl, but I haven't tried it.

Answer 3

@Pavle Predic 's answer (https://stackoverflow.com/a/15742101/2752670) works for me on Windows.

But I want to use the shell.php file anywhere, so my solution is:

1. new and save shell.php in php installed dir (or where else you like), e.g. C:\Program Files\php-5.6.12-Win32-VC11-x64\shell.php

2. new a Windows environment variable, key: shell.php, value: "C:\Program Files\php-5.6.12-Win32-VC11-x64"

3. restart computer

4. use anywhere in the system:

   php %shell.php%

Answer 4

Another simple variant, influenced by other answers. Create and run the following cmd-script:

@echo off
:loop
php.exe -r "while (true) { eval (fgets (STDIN) ); echo PHP_EOL; }"
goto loop

Immediate execution, Ctrl+C for exit. Insert correct path before "php.exe".

Answer 5

I found these two on github as well:

• ubermuda/PHPInteractiveShell https://github.com/ubermuda/PHPInteractiveShell

• d11wtq/boris · non windows https://github.com/d11wtq/boris

Answer 6

Try this:

<?php
$fh = fopen('php://stdin', 'r');
$cmd = '';
$bcLvl = 0;
while (true)
{
    $line = rtrim(fgets($fh));
    $bcLvl += substr_count($line, '{') - substr_count($line, '}');
    $cmd.= $line;
    if ($bcLvl > 0 or substr($cmd, -1) !== ';')
    continue;
    eval($cmd);
    $cmd = '';
}

Save this code to a file (eg shell.php) and then run it from console:

php shell.php

Hit CTRL+C to exit.