Question

I try to output my .php files from the command line and I want to be able to simulate $_SESSION values for this output.

I tried php test.php --define $_SESSION["id"]=1 but it does not set the global variable $_SESSION.

I am obviously not using the command line correctly but I cannot find how I should do.

Any idea to make it work?

Thanks a lot

EDIT: for my example test.php is the following:

<? echo $_SESSION['id'];?>

Answer 1

$ cat setsession.php 
<?php
//fixed session:
session_id("fixed");
session_start();
?>
$ cat checksession.php 
<?php
if(!isset($_SESSION['counter'])) $_SESSION['counter'] = 0;

$_SESSION['counter']++;

var_dump($_SESSION);
$ php -d auto_prepend_file=setsession.php checksession.php 
array(1) {
  ["counter"]=>
  int(1)
}
$ php -d auto_prepend_file=setsession.php checksession.php 
array(1) {
  ["counter"]=>
  int(2)
}
$ php -d auto_prepend_file=setsession.php checksession.php 
array(1) {
  ["counter"]=>
  int(3)
}