how to make a PHP file run-able only through CLI mode?

Question

It's available to browser,

but I don't want it to execute when browsed by user,

say,when browsed should exit,

is there a way to detect whether it's currently Cmmand Line Mode?

Answer 1

See:

• What is the canonical way to determine commandline vs. http execution of a PHP script?
• Is there any way to know if a php script is running in cli mode?
• PHP - what is the best & easy way to determine if the current invocation is from CLI or browser

Short story: php_sapi_name().

Answer 2

Here is a trick:

You can check for the $argc/$argv parameters which are always available in CLI mode.

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php 

ini_set('register_argc_argv', 0);  

if (!isset($argc) || is_null($argc))
{ 
    echo 'Not CLI mode';
} else {
    echo 'CLI mode';
}

register_argc_argv

$argc

Answer 3

Another trick, $_SERVER has variables that are only set in CLI mode.