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Add php -a explanation
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Phil Sturgeon
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@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ Try running PHP from your command line:
> php -i > php -i
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The `-i` option will print your PHP configuration just like the [`phpinfo`][phpinfo] function. There are a number of other useful [command line options][cli-options], too. The `-i` option will print your PHP configuration just like the [`phpinfo`][phpinfo] function.
The `-a` option provides an interactive shell, similar to ruby's IRB or python's interactive shell. There are a number of other useful [command line options][cli-options], too.
Let's write a simple "Hello, $name" CLI program. To try it out, create a file named `hello.php`, as below. Let's write a simple "Hello, $name" CLI program. To try it out, create a file named `hello.php`, as below.