PHP Minesweeper Tutorial: Configuring Parameters, Running the Game, and Fixing Encoding Issues
This article introduces a PHP command‑line Minesweeper game, explains how to set rows, columns, and bomb count, shows how to start the game with a simple command, and provides a solution for Windows console encoding problems using chcp 65001.
In this tutorial we share a PHP implementation of the classic Minesweeper game that can be played directly from the command line, making it both entertaining and a learning resource for PHP developers.
The game parameters—number of rows, columns, and bombs—are defined when creating the MineWeeper object in the startup PHP file. Adjust these values to customize the difficulty.
To launch the game, run the following command in your terminal: php start.php If you encounter garbled characters, it is because the Windows console defaults to GBK encoding while the game uses UTF‑8 emoji for mines. Change the console code page with: chcp 65001 This switches the console to UTF‑8 and resolves the display issue.
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