CHange php 5.4 to 5.5 on Hostgator

Question

Currently on composer install I get the error need 5.5.9 but using 5.4 but on Hostgator cpanal it's set as 5.5

On php -v I get

PHP 5.4.45

On php --ini I get

Configuration file (php.ini) Path: /opt/php54/lib

When going into /opt/ There is a php54, php55 and php56

How do I change my version to 5.5

I saw the following example on this link

$ php -v
PHP 5.4.x (cli) ...
$ set PATH="/usr/lib64/php5.6/bin:$PATH"
$ php -v
PHP 5.6.x (cli) ...

But when going into /usr/lib64 there's no php5.6

On my index file in the webserver I did a phpinfo() and it's set as 5.5

Anyone got any ideas

Answer 1

On my hostgator shared hosting, the php 5.6 executable is located at /opt/php56/bin/php

You can use ls /opt to see if the php version folders exist.

So if you want to update your php command with 5.6 you should edit your ~/.bash_profile and append the following line:

alias php='/opt/php56/bin/php'

You might have to logout and log in again if you dont see a change.

Now, when you use php -v it should say 5.6.x if you have done it right.

This works the same with 7.0 and any other php versions should be located in the same dir.