can i make php calles without needing http web sever (in local client application)

Is ther开发者_如何学JAVAe away to invoke php functions with needing the all web server thing ? i like to invoke php function on my local pc without opening port ? and running server

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You can run PHP from the command line, or use something like PHP-GTK for a GUI.

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Installing

ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install php5-cli

windows:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

mac:

http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html

Tutorials

• http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/php-command-line-1