Well, first you'll want to make sure that you have execute permissions for the file. ls -l the file.
Code:
$ ls -l index.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 iota users 1302 Jun 9 23:28 test.php
From the above we can see that it is not executable for the owner, so we'll chmod it.
Code:
$ chmod u+x test.php
-rwxr--r-- 1 iota users 1302 Jun 9 23:28 test.php
Once that's done you can execute it by typing
Code:
$ . test.php
Hello, world!
provided that you've included the appropriate shebang as the first line, i.e. #!/usr/bin/php or something to that effect. Alternatively you could just do
Code:
$ php test.php
Hello, world!
Executing it like that would eliminate the need to make the file executable.
Here's a useful tip, if you add a . (current directory) to your PATH variable) you can execute scripts/programs etc. in the current directory without having to type the . in front of the script name. (Add it to your rc file to make it permanent)
Code:
$ export PATH=$PATH:.
$ test.php
Hello, world!
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