How to get php installation path

Question

How can you find out what the PHP installation path is on a server?

What specifically are you looking for? The `mod_php` libraries? The PHP run-time modules? Or, the PHP interpreter? — PaulProgrammer, May 13 '14 at 20:06
“My question is just above, but this lines is because, I can't ask very small question.” Now you can! — Giacomo1968, May 13 '14 at 20:07
You'd think a relatively high rep user would know how to ask a question? — The Blue Dog, May 13 '14 at 20:09
[`phpinfo();` and `php -i` will help you](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8684609/dude-wheres-my-php-ini). — admdrew, May 13 '14 at 20:15

score 69 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 29 '20 at 16:09

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In your terminal run the following:

which php

Running PHP's https://php.net/phpinfo should tell you more about the PHP that's currently running your scripts.

<?php phpinfo();

put this line into a file and run it on a browser.

edited Oct 29 '20 at 16:09

Reejesh PK

answered May 13 '14 at 20:05

tester

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This may or may not answer the OP question. If php is on the execution path, the location the binary is referenced may not be the install path. – PaulProgrammer May 13 '14 at 20:07
Adding to @PaulProgrammer , we need to check environment variables, it might be pointing to something different, we need to check the 'Path' variable in environment variables in windows. – Reejesh PK Dec 20 '20 at 14:13

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered May 13 '14 at 20:07

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In a command prompt, type

which php

whereis php

answered May 13 '14 at 20:07

Abhilash Muthuraj

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Wrong, for the same reason @tester is wrong. – PaulProgrammer May 13 '14 at 20:08
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Also doesn't work on Windows ;) – admdrew May 13 '14 at 20:15
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Worked fine on my Windows machine – rborum Feb 06 '19 at 14:53
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You need `where php` on windows bat – DrumM Mar 20 '20 at 08:57

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