php script arguments.

php-script-arguments.php

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
print_r(arguments($argv));
function arguments($args) {
  $ret = array(
    'exec'      => '',
    'options'   => array(),
    'flags'     => array(),
    'arguments' => array(),
  );

  $ret['exec'] = array_shift($args);

  while (($arg = array_shift($args)) != NULL) {
    // Is it a option? (prefixed with --).
    if (substr($arg, 0, 2) === '--') {
      $option = substr($arg, 2);

      // Is it the syntax '--option=argument'?.
      if (strpos($option, '=') !== FALSE) {
        array_push($ret['options'], explode('=', $option, 2));
      }
      else {
        array_push($ret['options'], $option);
      }
      continue;
    }

    // Is it a flag or a serial of flags? (prefixed with -).
    if (substr($arg, 0, 1) === '-') {
      for ($i = 1; isset($arg[$i]); $i++) {
        $ret['flags'][] = $arg[$i];
      }
      continue;
    }

    // Finally, it is not option, nor flag.
    $ret['arguments'][] = $arg;
    continue;
  }
  return $ret;
}
?>