#!/local/bin/php -q
<?

// this works with UNIX, it is NOT portable to Win/Dos shell
$handle=fopen("/dev/stdin","r");

// Returns a line without the EOL character
function stdin() {
  global $handle;
  while(($char=fgetc($handle)) != "\n")
    $in.=$char;
  return $in;
}


echo "Input your data now, hit return on empty line to stop\n\n";
do {
  echo "Enter input: ==> ";
  $input=stdin();
  echo "\$input was $input\n";
} while ($input) ;


fclose($handle);

?>