How to make the right PHP version on my terminal? [duplicate] - php

Question

I have a problem with PHP which is call through bash command "php":
In bash:
php -v # PHP 5.3.17
/usr/bin/php # PHP 5.3.15
I want secondary PHP version 5.3.15 as mainly, because in this version I have correctly installed extensions etc.
How can I set /usr/bin/php as main -> I want when call "php -v" return my 5.3.15 version.
Execuse my bad English, I hope that you understand.
Thank you so much.
I have Mac OSx Lion

Answer 1

Another way without changing the original php file / link is if you edit your .bashrc file as follows (works with other commands as well):
Open your Terminal / Commandline and type in:
vim ~/.bashrc
Then press "i" to get into edit-mode (if there shows up a problem before that, because of a swap file, then press "E" to edit the file anyway)
Add the following line (change the path as needed):
alias php="/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.10/bin/php"
Press "ESC" and type in ":wq"
If you need the php-alias to work right out of your current shell-session, then you have to use the following command (that's optional, so only if u r continuing to work in your current shell):
source ~/.bashrc
That's it, no change in the /usr/bin folder needed, and u can export your bashrc file / settings to any other linux / bsd like system if needed without even touching your OS /usr/bin files. You can also add new aliases for different php versions, aliases like "php52", "php53", "php54", etc. for testing purposes or whatsoever.
Have fun,
ioCron

Answer 2

OS: OSX Yosemite
Just sort out a similar issue by vim ~/.bash_profile
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.10/bin:$PATH
Make sure the order is correct. Put export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH before export PATH=/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.10/bin:$PATH
/usr/local/bin contains the mac default php.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

For brew users, you might not need php55 if you already have 54 - but regardless you should probably run these commands
$ brew install php54 php54-xdebug php54-mcrypt
you can substitute 54 with the latest number if you want. last i checked it was on 56
then based on some of the comments above you should run:
$ php --version
it will probably display:
PHP 5.4.24 (cli) (built: Jan 19 2014 21:32:15)
Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies
if it does, then change your .bash_profile like some of the other commenters
my brew instance (i think its default) lives in
/usr/local/Cellar
/usr/local/bin
as things get installed using brew, they get put in Cellar and linked through the bin. but in this case we need to override the php
$ sudo nano ~/.bash_profile
mine kinda looks like:
PATH=$PATH:~/bin
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/Cellar/r/2.15.1/R.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/li$
export PATH
which means that it already has access to the /usr/local/bin - but i use the alias to specify
by adding this line, near the bottom:
alias php="/usr/local/bin/php"
save and close the terminal window, open up another one, and it should show something like:
$ php --version
PHP 5.4.27 (cli) (built: Apr 24 2014 17:16:35)
Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies
with Xdebug v2.2.4, Copyright (c) 2002-2014, by Derick Rethans

Answer 4

You should look up the path and check all directories in the path for a symlink to the wrong php version.
Then you can remove that symlink and replace it with a link to the correct version.
You can also use find to see all instances:
$ sudo find / -name "php"

Answer 5

I would recommend you to install php through "Mac Ports".
You have multiple versions of php installed.
With the cli command "which" you can:
DESCRIPTION
The which utility takes a list of command names and searches the path for each executable file
that would be run had these commands actually been invoked.
So read the man pages of the cli command "which".
DO this from your cli:
which php
and then you will see where is located your php executable. What i would recommend you is to replace your php executable for a symbolic link to your /usr/bin/php.