PHP command line accept inputs – $argv
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argv.php
example:
~a sudo php scriptname.php 100
pass IN 100 to the script.
In the script, receive input:
$batchNumber = $argv[1]
test it:
var_dump($argv);
handy when calling a php script via a cron, thus allowing the script parameters to be configurable via the cron.