Yes, you definitely can... http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php
-- Aaron Gould Web Developer Parts Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poon, Kelvin (Infomart)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:43 AM Subject: [PHP] Can php run as a script? > Hi, > > This might be a newbie question but I can't find an answer anywhere I > search. I know php can be excuted by a web browser, but can it run as a > script like Perl? > > The reason i ask is, I need to write a php script that updates a database in > a server. And this script needs to be running in the background as a > service, that's why i was wondering if I can excute it like a perl script. > > If it can't, do you guys know if I can use perl to call up a php script? > > Please advise. > > Thanks, > Kelvin > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
