Run any PHP Script as a Window Services with alwaysup.

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Run any PHP script as a Windows service with
AlwaysUp
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Start your PHP script in the background when your
PC boots. Keep it running 24/7 or schedule it to
restart several times a day

• PHP is a popular programming language. It is
  often integrated with web servers but works just
  as well when creating standalone applications.

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To set a PHP script to run as a background
Windows service with AlwaysUp

• Download and install AlwaysUp, if necessary.
• if necessary Download and manually install the
  PHP package,
• We have installed PHP in C \ PHP and we will
  refer to that location throughout this tutorial.

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Next, let's ensure that your PHP script can run
normally from the command line.

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  Start the
  command prompt (Start buttongt Rungt cmd.exe)
• In the window that appears, type the full path
  for the PHP executable (php.exe) and then you
  want to run it as a Windows service with a full
  path to the script. Be sure to quote each
  component containing at least one space!
• Since we put PHP in C \ PHP, and our script is
  C\PHP\sample-php-script.php, our command line
  is
• C\PHP\php.exe C\PHP\sample-php-script.php

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Hit the Enter key to execute the command line. If
your script doesn't work as expected please
resolve the issues now. For example, if you get
the MSVCR110.dll is missing error, please install
the Visual C Redistributable package for Visual
Studio 2012. Note that if your script doesn't
work here then it won't work with AlwaysUp!
Here is the code of our simple script
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And here is the result from running it on the
command line
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Next, start AlwaysUp.
Select Application gt Add to open the Add
Application window
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On the General tab

• Enter the full path to the PHP executable
  (php.exe), In the Application field. Again, this
  is C\PHP\php.exe for our installation.
• In the Arguments field, enter the full path to
  your PHP script. We want to run our sample
  script, C\PHP\sample-php-script.php.
• In the Name field, enter the name you would call
  this application in AlwaysUp. We have used My PHP
  Script but you can specify virtually anything you
  like.

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If you only want your script to run periodically
(that is, not 24x7), click over to the Restart
tab and choose when to run. For example, if you
wish to kick off the script at 6 AM every day,
check the Not immediately and At boxes and enter
in the corresponding field. However we'll stick
with the default of restarting immediately to
keep our script running continuously.
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Click the Save button. In a few seconds, an
application called My PHP Script will appear in
the Alwaysup window. However it is not running
right now.
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To start the service, which will close the PHP
script, choose Applicationsgt Start "My PHP
Script" In a few seconds, the state should
transit in running
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On Windows 8/7 / Vista and Server 2012/2008, PHP
scripts are executed in the background of an
isolated session 0. Select Tools gt Switch to
Session 0 to move to Session 0 where you should
see a CMD window hosting your script
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That's it! Next time your computer boots, your
PHP service be launched immediately, before
anyone logs on. We recommend that you check many
other AlwaysUp settings that are appropriate for
your environment.
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PHP script not working properly as a Windows
Service?

• From AlwaysUp, select Applicationsgt Report
  Activitygt Today ... to display an HTML report
  that shows the details of the interaction between
  AlwaysUp and the application. The AlwaysUp event
  log message page explains more obscure messages.

• Some PHP scripts need to be run in a user account
  to have access to their settings and resources.
  In that situation, edit your application in
  AlwaysUp, switch to the LogOn tab and enter the
  username and password of the account where you
  can run your PHP script normally (the one you
  were logged in to for step 3).

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Consult the AlwaysUp FAQ for answers to commonly
asked questions and troubleshooting tips.
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