You need to add your PHP installation directory to the %PATH%
environment variable, or work from the PHP installation directory.
To add it to path (The best approach – Edited for Windows 7):
- Right-click on a
My Computer
icon - Click
Properties
- Click
Advanced system settings
from the left nav - Click
Advanced
tab - Click
Environment Variables
button - In the
System Variables
section, selectPath
(case-insensitive) and clickEdit
button - Add a semi-colon (
;
) to the end of the string, then add the full file system path of your PHP installation (e.g.C:\Program Files\PHP
) - Keep clicking
OK
etc until all dialog boxes have disappeared - Close your command prompt and open it again
- Sorted
Alternatively, you can run cd <PHP installation path>
before you try and run you command, or call your script like <FULL file system path of php.exe> <path to script>
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