$argv

$argv

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

$argv — Array of arguments passed to script

Description

Contains an array of all the arguments passed to the script when running from the command line.

Note: The first argument $argv0 is always the name that was used to run the script.

Note: This variable is not available when register_argc_argv is disabled.

Examples

Example #1 $argv example

<?php
var_dump($argv
?>

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When executing the example with: php script.php arg1 arg2 arg3

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The above example will output something similar to:

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array(4) {
  [0]=>
  string(10) "script.php"
  [1]=>
  string(4) "arg1"
  [2]=>
  string(4) "arg2"
  [3]=>
  string(4) "arg3"
}

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Notes

Note: This is also available as $_SERVER['argv'].

See Also

• getopt() - Gets options from the command line argument list

• $argc

← $argc

Predefined Exceptions →

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