To show errors on php command line (cli) without changing php.ini
php -d error_reporting=E_ALL code1.php
Sample php code code1.php
<?php echo $non_existing_var; ?>
Sample output
php cli default case
$ php code1.php // No output if php.ini is not set for cli
php cli with error_reporting
$ php -d error_reporting=E_ALL code1.php Notice: Undefined variable: non_existing_var in /opt/tmp/code1.php on line 2