how to access the command line for xampp on windows

I am running Xampp on my Windows 7 machine and was wondering if and how I could run commands for xampp via a command line. commands like php phpfile.php

Any advice would be appreciated.

XAMPP does not have a pre build console to run php or mysql commands, so, you have to add to windows PATH environment variables, these 2: ;C:\xampp\mysql\bin;C:\xampp\php;

Then you should be able to execute php and mysql commands from the CMD.

UPDATE

I tested it, and it works.

• You can set environment variables as mentioned in the other answers (like here)

  or

• you can open Start > CMD as administrator and write

  C:\xampp\php phpfile.php

Thank you guys for this answers. But I think the accepted answer needs more clarity, As i found difficulty in getting the solution.

1. We may set the environment variable as mentioned in the answer by w0rldart .

   In this case(after seting envmnt var) we may run the phpFile by opening start >> CMD and typing commands like,

   php.exe <path to file location>

   or

   php <path to file location>

   example:

   php.exe C:\xampp\htdocs\test.php
   

2. you can open Start >> CMD as administrator and write like

   <path to php.exe in xampp's php folder> <path to file location>

   example:

   C:\xampp\php\php.exe C:\xampp\htdocs\test.php
   

   or

   C:\xampp\php\php C:\xampp\htdocs\test.php
   

Hopes this will help somebody.