Try to put this at top. !/usr/local/bin/php so change the # for a !, becous thas is what is used to execute scripts etc.. :). Hoop it will work. Kind Regards, BlackDex "Scott Fletcher" <scott@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20050311185652.99977.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi! I'm trying to run PHP as a shell script but I got the error message... > Source code below is ... > > --snip-- > #/usr/local/bin/php > <? > echo "Hello World!!\n"; > ?> > --snip-- > > Attempt to run the file below and got the error > > --snip-- > -=[/usr/local/bin]==>./ecbi_inquiry_pull_experian.sh > Hello World!!\n > ./ecbi_inquiry_pull_experian.sh: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token > `?>' > ./ecbi_inquiry_pull_experian.sh: line 4: `?>' > --snip-- > > I checked to see if there's no spaces at the end on line 4 and there > isn't... So, how do I get it working so I can hook up the file to the > crontab. > > Thanks, > FletchSOD -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php