How can I run a php without a web server

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I would like to ask if I can run a php without having installed a web server  Do I have to use the php like CGI and run my page via command line  And if so  what are the steps that I do I have to choose through the installation of php  I mean the preferences as CGI and the components after that step   I installed the php 5 3 3 but is seems not working  I get several message that the php5ts dll is missing and when I put that file in my ext folder other error messages appear  Are there any configuration files or steps that I have to use   is php 5 3 3 suitable for doing something like this    If I have to have a web server installed how can I run my php code through the command line

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See https   github com php-pm php-pm   Works fine with symphony   But I m fighting with it  trying run a slim app

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PHP is a normal sripting language similar to bash or python or perl  So a script with shebang works  at least on linux   Example PHP file      usr bin env php   lt  php  echo  Hello World  n      gt    How to run it     chmod 755 hello php    do this only once     hello php

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You should normally be able to run a php file  after a successful installation  just by running this command      path to php myfile php    unix way C  php php exe myfile php    windows way   You can read more about running PHP in CLI mode here     It s worth adding that PHP from version 5 4 onwards is able to run a web server on its own  You can do it by running this code in a folder which you want to serve the pages from     php -S localhost 8000   You can read more about running a PHP in a Web Server mode here

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For windows system you should be able to run php by following below steps    Download php version you want to use and put it in c  php  append  c  php to your system path using cmd or gui  call   php -S localhost 8000 command in a folder which you want to serve the pages from

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You can use these kind of programs to emulate an apache web server and run PHP on your computer   http   www wampserver com en   http   www apachefriends org en xampp html

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