Manual:RunScript.php

Details
runScript.php file is a convenience maint-scripts>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Maintenance scripts|maintenance script wrapper, useful for scripts or extensions located outside of standard locations.

Usage
To use, give the maintenance script as a relative or full path.

Examples
If your pwd is mediawiki base folder:

php maintenance/runScript.php extensions/Wikibase/lib/maintenance/dispatchChanges.php

If your pwd is maintenance folder:

php runScript.php ../extensions/Wikibase/lib/maintenance/dispatchChanges.php

Or use the full path:

php /var/www/mediawiki/maintenance/runScript.php maintenance/runJobs.php