how to enable PHP CLI (command line) on a hosting?

[leejwen]

I applied for a hosting service recently. But I dont know how to enable the PHP CLI (command line) on a hosting. Is there a parameter in PHP.ini? or have alternative method to do that. Thank you!

[Niheel]

According to the PHP documentation on CLI

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.introduction.php

The CLI SAPI is enabled by default using --enable-cli , but may be disabled using the --disable-cli option when running ./configure.

Most likely it's already available to you. Do you have shell access to test it?

[Dormilich]

you should ask that your hoster. some simply disable that functionality on their servers.

[leejwen]

I got answers for the hosters

There were two answers from two different person, one told me to add a php.ini, another just simply pointed me to the link: www.php-cli.com. Anybody once experienced this? Thank you!