c:\program files (x86)\nusphere\phped\


can I use php.exe to type in php commands

because I can open php.exe and type but I do not get responses when I type a command and <enter>


examples of typed commands
php -v

Is there php-cli, because I cannot get php command line via php.exe

You need to do some research on how PHP works. Plenty of info in google for that, a lot of it at http://www.php.net

If you start PHP directly, you will not get prompts or anything.

Type php -? to get some help and you can do things like:



to run PHP statements.

Or if you have a script file:



Both php-cgi and php run the same PHP, they are just designed to interface differently to other frameworks. You can use just php.exe to run your commands. But don't expect to run php directly and get a command prompt, because it doesn't do that.