LAMP Appliance - PHP Command Line Not Found

Obviously php works from calls through apache, since apache has been extended with php. However, we have php scripts designed to run as cron jobs, requiring command line execution. I did a server-wide find on php, php5, etc. with no luck locating it. I presume a simple install is required, but thought I would ask the forum for guidance before continuing with any apt-get's, yum's or whatever's... Caught me by surprise that a LAMP would not have command line php support out-of-the-box, and suggest this addition for future builds -- unless I am missing something... Thanks in advance for any help.