Why doesn't PHP's Autoload feature work in CLI mode?

Question

This is more for my own personal edification than anything else but, this is something that has always bothered me: Why specifically can\'t PHP perform \"autoloading\" while

Answer 1

I would say, they aren't talking about CLI they are talking about PHP interactive mode, aka php -a.

And why? Because it is only for testing purposes and short snipplets and if ANYTHING is autoloaded the behavior might be crazy.

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