is there a simple php shell for windows?

Question

Is there a command line php shell available for windows? I looking for something similar to the python shell, that will allow me to open and immediately begin executing code.

Answer 1

I found these two on github as well:

• ubermuda/PHPInteractiveShell https://github.com/ubermuda/PHPInteractiveShell

• d11wtq/boris · non windows https://github.com/d11wtq/boris

Answer 2

There is php-shell - it is not great, but still way better than php -a. (Also, it is dead simple to install, just run pear install http://jan.kneschke.de/assets/2007/2/17/PHP_Shell-0.3.1.tgz.) There is also phpa-norl, but I haven't tried it.

Answer 3

Another simple variant, influenced by other answers. Create and run the following cmd-script:

@echo off
:loop
php.exe -r "while (true) { eval (fgets (STDIN) ); echo PHP_EOL; }"
goto loop

Immediate execution, Ctrl+C for exit. Insert correct path before "php.exe".