Terminal always displays wrong php version

Question

I have installed php version 5.6.

When I run phpinfo() in browser it displays correct version but in terminal php version 5.3 is shown.

How can I solve this? Due to this problem I am unable to install laravel.

Answer 1

There are actually two programs:

• php-cli - what runs when you type php into your terminal
• mod_php - an apache module which runs PHP as a web server (could also be fast-cgi or another php module)

You need to update your php-cli (contact your web host if you don't control the machine).