PHP can run as a script indeed. #!/usr/bin/php
Do that like you would perl and then make it executable. Should work. Note that any errors will be chucked back to the terminal in HTML. On 4/2/2003, "Poon, Kelvin (Infomart)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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 > > > Edd Barrett (http://www.filibusta.net) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
