auto detect CLI

How can I detect in php that I am running from CLI (command line), and
not the browser. I hate to put a constant in each script:
e.g. define(’CLI’, 1)...

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re: auto detect CLI

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steve wrote:[color=blue]
> How can I detect in php that I am running from CLI (command line), and
> not the browser. I hate to put a constant in each script:
> e.g. define(’CLI’, 1)...[/color]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.php-sapi-name.php

and, since you're already reading the manual,
also read about command line features:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php
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