How to Change PHP Cli Version

Question

I have Changed PHP Version 7.2 from cPanel however it's successfully changed. but when go to Putty (command line interface) and type

Php v-

it shows php version is 7.2 but Php-cli version 5.6

Php v-

PHP 5.6.40 (cli) (built: Apr 8 2019 15:39:30) Copyright (c) 1997-2016

The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Zend

Technologies

Apache has nothing at all to do with using PHP from the command line. — Dave
– Dave, Commented Apr 20, 2019 at 13:15
no worked. but i asked to support they did in a minutes without restarting the server. — Aadii Mughal
– Aadii Mughal, Commented Apr 23, 2019 at 10:18

Slim Agent · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-06 11:34:59Z

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use the below command

update-alternatives --config PHP

answered Mar 6, 2020 at 11:34

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Aadii Mughal · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-30 23:34:35Z

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My case it was cPanel I had managed to fix by changing the PHP version.

answered Mar 30, 2020 at 23:34

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ButcherFromHell · Accepted Answer · 2023-06-14 21:45:50Z

My Case PLESK and CentoOS:

$ which php /usr/bin/php $ mv /usr/bin/php /usr/bin/php-backup $ ln -s /opt/plesk/php/7.3/bin/php /usr/bin/php $ php -v

to see which PHP are avaiable:

/usr/local/psa/admin/bin/php_handlers_control --list