How to find PHP executable in Xampp - Ubuntu

Question

After installing Xampp on Ubuntu, where can I find the PHP executable to put it in the /usr/bin folder so that I can use the PHP alias globally?

Answer 1

A simple:

whereis php

Solved the problem.

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Answer 2

the php executable file is located

opt/lampp/bin/php

you can also find it with this command

$ whereis php