/iphp

An interactive php shell (REPL) with support for readline, autocomplete, include/require, and fatal-error tolerance.

Primary LanguagePHP

iphp - Interactive PHP Shell

iphp is an interactive php shell that solves a number of painful problems with normal php shells:

  • Fatal Error handling - iphp doesn't die even if your code does.
  • optional readline support
  • readline support includes: autocomplete, history, line editing
  • support ctags tags files
  • implemented as a class for integration with your framework
  • support for require/include; you can load php files within iphp
  • extensible command system

INSTALLATION

pear install apinstein.pearfarm.org/iphp

EXAMPLE

php> new ArrayObject(array(1,2))

=> ArrayObject Object
(
    [0] => 1
    [1] => 2
)

php> $_[0] + 1
=> 2

php> \help 
alias(es)                     <help>
-------------------------------------------------------
exit,die,bye,quit             Quit the shell.
reload                        Re-initialize the iphp state so it's just as if you quit and re-started.
help,?                        View a list of all installed commands.