I wouldn't rely on if (defined('STDIN'))
ever. Simply because, if the STDIN
constant isn't defined, I can define it myself:
defined('STDIN') || define('STDIN', 'random value');
that would have any of the following code, using if (defined('STDIN'))
believing it's running on the command line, whereas PHP_SAPI
will always be defined.
Another thing you have to take into account is namespaces. Sure, this affects both checks, but you could also use the php_sapi_name
function to be sure, or simply:
if (\PHP_SAPI === 'cli')
Which, to my eye, is more readable than:
if (defined('\\STDIN'))
So basically, use any of the three options, but be aware that STDIN
can be a user-defined constant, too. PHP_SAPI
or the return value of php_sapi_name
is always going to be astring (AFAIK), and you know what value to expect when running a CLI script: 'cli'
. Though, if for some reason you don't trust that, I have seen people do this:
if (stristr(PHP_SAPI, 'cli') && strpos(PHP_SAPI, 'cli') === 0)
But that's just paranoid, IMHO.
Some just check $argv
, but that implies the register_argc_argv
setting is enabled, which it is by default, but it can be disabled, which you could, in turn, counter with something like:
#!/var/bin/php -n
<?php
if (!is_array($argv))
{
exit();
}
by using /path/to/php -n
, you're not using any ini file, so default settings will be used, and the since the default setting for register_argc_argv
is 1, $argv
will be available.