PHP CLI: Create Command Line Interface Scripts with PHP

APPENDIX A: Compiling and Installing PHP, Extensions, and Libs

There are a dozen different ways to get PHP, including downloading and compiling it yourself, downloading precompiled binaries, using package managers and software repositories, and finding it pre-installed by a forward-thinking administrator. On most Linux distributions, PHP can be installed with a one-line command such as sudo apt-get install php5 or through graphical package managers such as the Synaptic Package Manager or the Ubuntu Software Center . Many common PHP extensions and add-ons are likewise available as prebuilt packages or alternatively through the PECL and PEAR systems.

However, sometimes it becomes necessary to do a little more work to install PHP, such as the following: ...