i have php script in directory. when call command line, getcwd(), __dir__ , exec("pwd") return directory of script itself, not pwd.
e.g. calling /some/place/test.php /tmp:
echo(getcwd()); // prints /some/place echo(exec("pwd")); // prints /some/place echo(__dir__); // prints /some/place echo($_server["pwd"]); // prints /tmp $_server["pwd"] has value need, it's not mentioned in docs http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
almost hit "post question" , guessed check command line parameters. :-)
$ php -h ... -c not chdir script's directory ... 