Sal wrote:
I'm running PHP 5.2.6 on WindowsXP. When I try interactive mode with
">php -a" the slightest syntax error throws me out of the interpreter
and back to the command line. This is not very useful. Isn't there a
way to stay in interactive mode after a syntax error?
Not really. But then if you have a syntax error, your code can't be
executed anyway, so why stay in the interpreter? It would be nice if it
let you correct the error, but it doesn't. That's why I seldom use the
interpreter in interactive mode, and even then only for programs of a
few lines.
In Windows, once you've reentered the interpreter, you can use the
up/down arrow keys to scroll through the keyboard buffer. When you're
in the interpreter you'll have the lines previously entered in the
buffer. A bit awkward, but it does help a little.
Otherwise, I just use an editor to create a file and leave the editor
window open while I test the script.
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