setting up server on bluehost for laravel application and having issue with php -v - php

Question

I am setting up a fresh server for laravel application. I have installed composer and chosen php5.6.15 from my cpanel. But when I run php -v command in terminal it shows my current version as php5.2.19.
Here is my php.ini file on my server it show 5.6 version
I have uploaded my code to server using git. When I run command composer install it gives me this error.
Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.
Problem 1
- laravel/framework v5.1.28 requires php >=5.5.9 -> your PHP version (5.4.43) or value of "config.platform.php" in composer.json does not satisfy that requirement.
- laravel/framework v5.1.28 requires php >=5.5.9 -> your PHP version (5.4.43) or value of "config.platform.php" in composer.json does not satisfy that requirement.
- Installation request for laravel/framework v5.1.28 -> satisfiable by laravel/framework[v5.1.28].
I am using laravel 5.1. If I downgrade it to 5.0 it gives dependency errors with other packages. Here is my composer.json file.
{
"name": "laravel/laravel",
"description": "The Laravel Framework.",
"keywords": ["framework", "laravel"],
"license": "MIT",
"type": "project",
"require": {
"php": ">=5.4.43",
"laravel/framework": "5.1.*",
"bestmomo/scafold": "dev-master",
"illuminate/html": "5.*",
"barryvdh/laravel-debugbar": "^2.0",
"intervention/image": "^2.3",
"doctrine/dbal": "^2.5",
"davejamesmiller/laravel-breadcrumbs": "^3.0",
"yajra/laravel-datatables-oracle": "^5.11",
"zizaco/entrust": "dev-laravel-5"
},
"require-dev": {
"fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
"mockery/mockery": "0.9.*",
"phpunit/phpunit": "~4.0",
"phpspec/phpspec": "~2.1"
},
"autoload": {
"classmap": [
"database"
],
"psr-4": {
"App\\": "app/"
}
},
"autoload-dev": {
"classmap": [
"tests/TestCase.php"
]
},
"scripts": {
"post-install-cmd": [
"php artisan clear-compiled",
"php artisan optimize"
],
"pre-update-cmd": [
"php artisan clear-compiled"
],
"post-update-cmd": [
"php artisan optimize"
],
"post-root-package-install": [
"php -r \"copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
],
"post-create-project-cmd": [
"php artisan key:generate"
]
},
"config": {
"preferred-install": "dist",
}
}
I have php56 available under /usr/php/php56 and I can run it by making alias to it or just typing complete path. I also made an alias to it and after that php -v shows me 5.6.15 but when I run
composer install it still gives the same above output.
I may be unable to set default version of php cli to 5.6 or it is something with laravel framework support on bluehost servers. I think bluehost support is less concerned because I have composer which can do rest piece of work. Your help to sort out this issue is very much appreciated.

Answer 1

You should execute it like the following:
/usr/php/php56 composer.phar
I have to do something similar at HostGator for composer to work.
To grab composer.phar just run php -r "readfile('https://getcomposer.org/installer');" | php.