PHP CLI-cmd (minimal)

cli-skeleton-minimal.php

#!/usr/bin/env php
<?php

/* 
 * cli skeleton - starting point for cli-command 
 *                (needs chmod 755 for cli)
 *                (MINIMAL VERSION)
 */

$args    = array();
$require = array('gd','simplexml');

function main($argv) {
  global $args,$require;
  if( count($argv) == 1 ) die(usage());
  $args = $argv;
  init($argv);
  print_r($args);
  printf("[x] done\n");
}

function init(){
  global $args;
  $str  = false;
  $reqs = array("arg1","foo","bar");
  $opts = getopt(null, array('min:', 'max:','manual::'));
  $args['parsed'] = array();
  if( isset($opts['manual'])  ) manual();
  foreach( $args as $arg )
    if( is_string($arg) && !strstr( $arg, '--' ) && !strstr( $arg, basename(__FILE__) ) && $args['parsed'][ $reqs[0] ] = $arg )
      array_shift($reqs);
  $args['parsed']['str']  = $str;
  $args['parsed']['min']  = (int) isset($opts['min']) ? trim($opts['min']) : false;
  $args['parsed']['max']  = (int) isset($opts['max']) ? trim($opts['max']) : 100;
}

function usage(){
  global $argv;
  return "Usage: ./".basename($argv[0])." [--min=integer, --max=integer] <arg1> <foo> <bar>\n\n";
}

if ('cli' === php_sapi_name() && basename(__FILE__) === basename($argv[0])) {
  main($argv);
}

?>

Great starting point!
Feel free to visit my skeleton-version of your skeleton :)

badass: https://gist.github.com/3283636
minimal: https://gist.github.com/3283715