Getopt.PHP

Getopt.PHP is a library for command-line argument processing. It supports PHP version 5.3 and above.

Features

• Supports both short (eg. -v) and long (eg. --version) options
• Option aliasing, ie. an option can have both a long and a short version
• Collapsed short options (eg. -abc instead of -a -b -c)
• Cumulative options (eg. -vvv)
• Options may take optional or mandatory arguments
• Two alternative notations for long options with arguments: --option value and --option=value
• Collapsed short options with mandatory argument at the end (eg. -ab 1 instead of -a -b 1)

Documentation

• Documentation for the current version (2.0+)
• Legacy documentation (1.4)

License

Getopt.PHP is published under the MIT License.