How do i run a .php file

**nebu** · June 8th, 2008

I got a script.php file.... how do i compile and run this script....

**forger** · June 8th, 2008

only do this if it's your own script - if it's not, please consult someone to check it out before trying it!

open up gnome terminal and execute:

Code:

sudo apt-get install php5-cli

then use the "cd" command to head to your php5 script directory, and do:

Code:

php your-file.php

**ad_267** · June 8th, 2008

A php script is usually used to build websites and is interpreted by a web server. If you want to run a php script yourself you can install the php5-cli package. If you want to use this php script to test and build a website then you will want to install the apache2 web server and php.

**comandrei** · June 8th, 2008

Originally Posted by nebu

I got a script.php file.... how do i compile and run this script....

You can't compile a PHP script. You can use a byte-code cacher, but you can't compile it

**id1337x** · June 10th, 2008

Open a gnome-terminal and do something like this:

Code:

sudo apt-get install php5
cd mylocation
php myfile.php

Also you should probably do a web server if you want to use PHP for the conventional use (designing websites and databases).

Code:

sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server php5-mysql

PHP's best used with Apache.
http://www.apache.org/

**khurtsiya** · June 11th, 2009

I have installed both - PHP and Apache.

Now I need to run file index.php so it looks like in my browser like I visit the site.

How should I do this?

TIA

Michael

**khurtsiya** · June 11th, 2009

Found how to do this here http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubunt...che-on-ubuntu/

But /var/www is located in root folder, how can I obtain same at my home directory?

**ravikanth.vva** · May 7th, 2011

i got nothing from the link you gave....can any one help me how to run my php file in firefox....i have php and apache installed...this is my first php script

**Agentkiller4** · May 16th, 2011

Code:

php myfile.php > myfile.html && firefox myfile.html

This code in terminal will take the php file and process it into a proper file, then opens it in firefox.

This simulates what a web server would do with said php script.

Dependencies: php5-cli, php5

**Petrolea** · May 19th, 2011

Since you're a beginner, I recommend that you install a simple server to run php files called XAMPP (actually it's much more than just that, but lets leave that behind). Tutorials can be found all over the internet