Call PHP script from bash from different machine

Question

I need to call a PHP script on machine1 from a .sh script on machine2. How can I do this?
Basically I need to pass a parameter to the respective PHP script and make it run using it.

Thanks!

Answer 1

You can use ssh:

ssh user@otherhost /path/to/php-script

if you want to do this in a script, you have to enable public key authentiction.

Answer 2

Setup Apache and use curl, or use SSH as the other answer suggested. The security aspects of setting up Apache seems simpler at first, but this may not be true.