Find PHP version on windows command line

Question

I just tried to know version of my PHP from windows command typing  C   gt  php -v But it is not working  It says php is not recognized as internal or external command

User · Answer

First open your cmd
Then go to php folder directory, Suppose your php folder is in xampp folder on your c drive. Your command would then be:
```
cd c:\xampp\php
```
After that, check your version:
```
php -v
```

This should give the following output:

PHP 7.2.0 (cli) (built: Nov 29 2017 00:17:00) ( ZTS MSVC15 (Visual C++ 2017) x86 ) Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies

I have uploaded a youtube video myself about checking the version of PHP via command prompt in Bangla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVkhD_tv9ck

User · Answer

Step 1   Open CMD Step 2   Go to C  xampp php or  htdocs path   step 3    Type   php -v    Result php version

User · Answer

Easy Method is  Just copy the file cmd exe from c  windows system32  and paste it to C  xampp php  and run it  when the cmd opens type   php -v   without quotes and hit enter    you will get your php version   thank you

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You just need to find out where is your PHP folder   If you are using XAMPP or WAMP then you will see a php folder  You just need to go into the php folder using your cmd using command   cd  xampp php                FOR XAMPP  cd  wamp php                 FOR WAMP    And then just type in this command   php -v   Then you will see something like   PHP 5 6 11  cli   built  Jul  9 2015 20 55 40  Copyright  c  1997-2015 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2 6 0  Copyright  c  1998-2015 Zend Technologies

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In command prompt type below set PATH  PATH  C  path to php  Where C  path to php is the folder where your php exe file is located  After this run C   gt php -v  than you will see something like PHP 7 3 6  cli   built  May 29 2019 12 11 00     UPDATE  If you find that when you restart your computer  this solution will not work anymore  Set the Path like as following   Step 1 - Click on the Windows icon    Step 2 - Click on the Settings icon    Step 3 - Click on System    Step 4 - Click on About    Step 5 - Click on System info    Step 6 - Click on Advanced system settings    Step 7 - Click on Environment variables       Step 8 - Select Path row and then click Edit    Step 9 - Click New and then click Browse  then in the next panel which will open you need to select the folder you want in the Path  For the initial premise of this guide i will add the folder C  Users NewFolderInPath  Note  Replace your PHP installed path e g C  Program Files php  with the above path       Step 10 - Click OK and click every OK button you will encounter to close every previous windows

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Open command prompt Locate directory using cd C  Xampp php Type command php -v  You will get your php version details

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It is most likely that php is not in your specified path   Try to issue the php command with the full path  for example   C   gt   C  Program Files php php exe  -v  Please note  that this is just an example  your php installation might be in a different directory

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Easiest way is to  just click on the WAMP icon on task bar  and Go to PHP  Version  version will be displayed

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Go to c drive and run the command as below  C  xampp php php -v

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Nothing to worry it s easy  If you are using any local server like Wamp  Xampp then Go to this Steps   Go to your drive Check xampp or wamp server that you installed Inside that check php  if you got then go for next step You will find php exe   Once you get php exe then you are done   Just type the path like below  here i am using XAMPP and type v for checking version and you are done   C   C  xampp php php exe  -v   Thanks

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xampp control panel- shell- type php-v  you get the version of php of your xampp installed  DB mariadb mysql version type localhost phpmyadmin in url click enter click on sql type   select version    enter to get the mysql or mariaDb version

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For me  the PHP path traversed from php5 6 25  or php7  installation folder  through wamp folder  bin and php        C  wamp64 bin php php5 6 25

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Just create a php file and write the code   lt  php echo phpversion      gt    and open the file in any browser  It will show the php version installed in your system

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This how I check php version  PS C  Windows system32  php -version  Result   PHP 7 2 7  cli   built  Jun 19 2018 23 44 15    NTS MSVC15  Visual C   2017  x86   Copyright  c  1997-2018 The PHP Group Zend Engine v3 2 0  Copyright  c  1998-2018 Zend Technologies   PS C  Windows system32

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Open cmd Type php -v   Output   PHP 5 6 30

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For Beginners to anything php  it is usually stored in the C   path folder of your PC  My Computer      On Windows   1 Click Start Menu button 2 Type cmd and press enter to select the first program application that responds to your search result  A black window terminal will appear  this is known as a Command Line Interpreter 3 In the Terminal Window  Application  Type cd c  and press enter 4 Now type php -v and press enter  and viola there you ll have the current php version that is installed in your machine

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