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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T21:34:34+00:00 2026-05-25T21:34:34+00:00

I have a php cli script which is executed from /, but the script

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I have a php cli script which is executed from /, but the script lies in /opt/script/script.php. How can I get the dynamic location of the script from within the script

$location = ... (Get the location of the script) 
echo $location == '/opt/script' ? 'YAY' : 'Stupid';

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YAY

That kind of thing.

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    2026-05-25T21:34:34+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 9:34 pm

    dirname(__FILE__) (or __DIR__ in newer versions) should be enough. You can find further reference at the Magic Constants chapter.

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