Where is XAMPP's Shell?

Question

I am using the latest version of XAMPP with XAMPP control panel v2.5 (9 May 2007). I want to access the command line to run php -q htdocs\path\to\file.php.

Problem: On my XAMPP control panel, I do not see the Shell button that will bring up the command line interface. How can I access the shell, or is there another way to run the PHP file?

My XAMPP Control Panel

What I am finding:

Solution 1

If you have php.exe's directory in your PATH environment variable, you can simply open a command line window (Start > Run > cmd), go in your PHP script directory and launch it with php yourscript.php.

Solution 2

If You need to access XAMPP shell to run i.e pear command You need to go to XAMPP installation directory and run xampp-control-3-beta.exe (XAMPP version 1.7.7). After clicking xampp shell button it prompt pops up asking if You want to create shell.bat say Yes and You are good to go.