Execute a PHP script from another PHP script

Question

How would I make my server run a php script by triggering it manually using php? Basically I have a pretty big cronjob file that is ran every 2 hours, but I want to be able

Answer 1

you can use the backtick notation:

`php file.php`;

You can also put this at the top of the php file to indicate the interpreter:

#!/usr/bin/php

Change it to where you put php. Then give execute permission on the file and you can call the file without specifying php:

`./file.php`

If you want to capture the output of the script:

$output = `./file.php`;
echo $output;