Run php file in Windows Command Prompt cmd

Question

I want to run a  php file in windows cmd  I followed this  suggestion  php is not recognized as an internal command  in Windows   But it did not work    I tried this command prompt  C  Windows system32 gt  cd  myfolder  And within myfolder I did as follows  C    myfolder gt  php file php but I get an error  php is not recognized as internal or external    But when I try without php command like this  C    myfolder gt  file php  it just opens in notepad  yet I want to run it in cmd  How can I do it

User · Answer

you can for example  set your environment variable path with php exe folder e g c  program files php  create a script file in d   with filename as a php  open cmd  go to d  drive using d  command  type following command  php -f a php  you will see the output

User · Answer

You should declare Environment Variable for PHP in path  so you could use like this   C  Path to somewhere gt php cli php   You can do it like this

User · Answer

If running Windows 10    Open the start menu Type path Click Edit the system environment variables  usually  it s the top search result  and continue on step 6 below    If on older Windows    Show Desktop  Right Click My Computer shortcut in the desktop  Click Properties  You should see a section of control Panel - Control Panel System and Security System  Click Advanced System Settings on the Left menu  Click Enviornment Variables towards the bottom of the System Properties window  Select PATH in the user variables list  Append your PHP Path  C  myfolder php  to your PATH variable  separated from the already existing string by a semi colon  Click OK Open your  cmd  Type PATH  press enter Make sure that you see your PHP folder among the list    That should work   Note  Make sure that your PHP folder has the php exe  It should have the file type CLI  If you do not have the php exe  go ahead and check the installation guidelines at - http   www php net manual en install windows manual php - and download the installation file from there

User · Answer

It seems your question is very much older  But I just saw it  I searched not in google  and found My Answer   So I am writing its solution so that others may get help from it   Here is my solution    Unlike the other answers  you don t need to setup environments    all you need is just to write php index php if index php is your file name    then you will see that  the file compiled and showing it s desired output

[php] Run .php file in Windows Command Prompt (cmd)

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