Windows Command Line - Multiple PHP Versions

Question

I am currently running Wampserver with multiple PHP versions (5.3.8, 5.4.3). Wampserver easily allows you to switch back and forth between the php version you want apache to use. However, I'm having trouble dealing with multiple versions from the CLI. I have projects that require the command line, but some are compatible with php5.4, while some are not.

Is there a way to create some type of "alias" in Windows that allows me to specify which version of PHP to use on the command line .. I.E: "php54 cache:clear", "php53 cache:clear" ??

Thanks!

Answer 1

I am doing something like below.

ex. I have two php version , PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.3

I have wamp environment so I have done as below

so I have copied D:\wamp\bin\php\php7.3.6\php.exe to D:\wamp\bin\php\php7.3.6\php7.exe

and I have copied D:\wamp\bin\php\php5.6\php.exe to D:\wamp\bin\php\php5.6\php56.exe

Then I have added both to environment variable path like below.

now you need reopen the cmd and you can use command something like below

php56 -v
php7 -v

You can also run command refreshenv to reload environment variables in opened cmd.

If you want change default php version, you can move paths as below.

ex if you want php 7.0.23 as default instead of php 7.3.6

see screenshot for example

In above screenshot I have move php 7.0.23 above the all other php verions (php 7.3.6 and php 5.6.31).

I hope this will help.