macos - php interactive shell doesn't have any output?

Question

bash-3.2$ php -a Interactive shell

php > $a = null || "hi"
php > echo $a
php > $b = "hi"
php > echo $b

As you can see here, nothing is being echoed.
Why is that? I'm using Mac OS X lion. = (fresh install)

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7149278/php-interactive-shell-doesnt-have-any-output

Answer 1

You've forgoten to put semicolons at the end of each line. Should be:

php > $a = null || "hi";
php > echo $a;
php > $b = "hi";
php > echo $b;