GetOpt.PHP is a library for command-line argument processing. It supports PHP version 7.1 and above.
For an overview of the releases with a changelog please have look here: https://github.com/getopt-php/getopt-php/releases
- Supports both short (e.g.
-v
) and long (e.g.--version
) options - Option aliasing, ie. an option can have both a long and a short version
- Cumulative short options (e.g.
-vvv
) - Two alternative notations for long options with arguments:
--option value
and--option=value
- Collapsed short options (e.g.
-abc
instead of-a -b -c
), also with an argument for the last option (e.g.-ab 1
instead of-a -b 1
) - Two alternative notations for short options with arguments:
-o value
and-ovalue
- Quoted arguments (e.g.
--path "/some path/with spaces"
) for string processing - Options with multiple arguments (e.g.
--domain example.org --domain example.com
) - Operand (positional arguments) specification, validation and limitation
- Command routing with specified options and operands
- Help text generation
- Default argument values
- Argument validation
If you are still using a legacy version of GetOpt.PHP, please consider upgrading to version 3.
Only a few adjustments to your code are required to benefit from a lot of improvements. Refer to the upgrade guide for details.
GetOpt.PHP is published under the MIT License.