Multi-line code in PHP interactive shell

Question

I'm learning to use the PHP interactive shell, but I'm having trouble with multi-line code.

Using backslashes like in the UNIX shells doesn't seem to work. What am I doing wrong ?

php > function test(){\
php { echo "test";\
php { }\
php > test();
PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO, expecting T_STRING in php shell code on line 2

Matthew Flaschen · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-15 23:15:55Z

2

Just don't escape it:

php > function test()
php > {
php {   echo "test";
php { }
php > test();
test

However, you will have problems in certain cases, such as:

php > if(conditional)
php > {
php {   // ...
php { }
php > else
php > {
php {   // ...
php { }

It thinks the if is over before it sees the else, so you get a "unexpected T_ELSE". In this case, there's a work-around:

php > if(conditional)
php > {
php {   // ...
php { } else
php > {
php {   // ...
php { }

answered Jun 15, 2010 at 23:15

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Andrei Over a year ago

Thanks for the additional info !

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