Execute php script in a bat file

How to execute php script in a batch (bat) file

BAT and Bash File Examples

Example of BAT file for Windows

Condition 1: The DOS window was closed automatically when PHP script which implemented exit() and return error code 1.

@ECHO OFF
c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -var1=value1
if NOT ["%errorlevel%"]==["0"] (
    PAUSE
    exit /b %errorlevel%
)

Condition 2: The DOS window was NOT closed automatically. It might annoying if there are too many DOS window.

@ECHO OFF
c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -var1=value1
c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\to\php_script2.php" -var2=value2
PAUSE

Example of BASH file for Linux

PHP script which implemented exit() and return error code 1.

#!/bin/bash
path/to/php "path/to/php_script.php" -var1=value1
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
  read -n 1 -s -r -p "Press any key to continue"
  exit 1
fi

Use cases

Case 1: Execute the PHP code directly

1. Enter cmd to open Windows Command Line
2. Enter the following command in Windows Command Line or save as BAT file:

c:\path\to\php.exe -r "echo 'Hello';"

If you do not know where PHP installed, you may open the DOS window (cmd) and key in where php to find the path.

Case 2: Execute the PHP script file without passing parameters

c:\path\to\php.exe -f "c:\path\to\php_script.php"

or

c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\to\php_script.php"

Case 3: Execute the PHP script file passing parameters

c:\path\to\php.exe -f "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -- -c=3

or

c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -a=2

Options "-f <file> Parse and execute <file>."

Run the PHP script automatically at a specified time

• Win Using System Scheduler software & specify the path to bat file.
• Win Task Scheduler in Windows 10 (Windows 系統管理工具 → 工作排程器)
• Linux Cron

Troubleshootings

Error: The system cannot find the path specified.

c:\path\to\php.exe -f "c:\path\to\php_script.php"

Possible solutions: Check the php path if correct or not

dir c:\path\to\php.exe

Error: Could not open input file

Error message: Could not open input file

The code caused the error message:

c:\path\to\php.exe -f "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -var1=value1

Possible solutions: (1) add double dash symbol -- after php script (2) remove -f option from command

c:\path\to\php.exe -f "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -- -var1=value1

or

c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\to\php_script.php" -var1=value1

(3) Enclose the whole path with double quote symbols

Wrong: c:\path\to\php.exe c:\path\contain white space\php_script.php

Correct: c:\path\to\php.exe "c:\path\contain white space\php_script.php"

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