CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user1322720
user1322720

Reputation:

Which path to PHP for cronjob?

I'm running a PHP script as a cronjob. I need PHP 5.4 or greater. Which path should I use? I have:

(uiserver):z2309ii3ee:~ > whereis php
php: /usr/bin/php /usr/bin/php5.4 /usr/bin/php5.5 /usr/bin/php5.4-cli /usr/bin/php5.5-cli /usr/lib/php /usr/lib/php.ini /usr/lib/php5.4 /usr/lib/php5.5 /usr/lib/php.ini-nourl /usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/bin/php5.4 /usr/local/bin/php5.5 /usr/local/lib/php.ini-nourl /usr/include/php /usr/include/php5.4 /usr/include/php5.5 /usr/local/php /usr/share/php

The online help of my hoster says I should use /usr/local/bin/php5, but that's PHP 5.2.17.

Why should I not use /usr/lib/cgi-bin/php5.4 with a cronjob? That is the version run when I call a script in my browser (says echo PHP_BINARY;).

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1122

Answers (2)

axiac
axiac

Reputation: 72226

/usr/lib usually contains libraries and other files that are needed by a program but not the program itself (the executable file(s)). The programs stay in /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin or subdirectories of these.

I would try to ls -l or file with /usr/bin/php5.5, /usr/bin/php5.5-cli or /usr/local/bin/php5.5 to find out if they are executable files or directories. If they are directories, it's possible they have the executable files inside their own bin subdirectories (i.e. /usr/bin/php5.5/bin/php and similar).

After I find the executable file(s) I need I would run it (them) with option --version to see if it is the version I need.

Upvotes: 0

Justinas
Justinas

Reputation: 43479

If it's working, use newest version (or that is compatible with your code).

Upvotes: 1

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