how to direct php version to php in LAMPP to set default?

Question

i'm just newbie in ubuntu

i have install php before install lamp, when i type "which php" ==> /usr/bin/php not to direct in directory php in LAMP

because php in LAMPP have enable mcrypt...but php in default now doesn't active mcrypt..how to set php in LAMPP to default ? i have tried to input "alias php='/opt/lampp/php'" in .bash_profile and .bashrc, but it's still not work,, but when i type "php -v " ==> bash: /opt/lampp/php: Is a directory

how can i fix it ?

Thx

Solution

The problem is that you have two php executable: one located in /usr/bin and another in /opt/lampp/bin.

When you type php in your terminal, bash search it in $PATH directory list, and it found php in /usr/bin, so /usr/bin/php is executed.

If you want to exec /opt/lampp/bin/php, open you .bashrc and at the end add this line:

      PATH=/opt/lampp/bin:$PATH

Once saved .bashrc, exec:

      source .bashrc

or close/open your terminal and try re-do your php command.

Comments

[Lety]

The error is due to broken alias, remove it and post whereis php command output and echo $PATH output, please.

[ihsansat]

@Letizia whereis php ==> php: /usr/bin/php /usr/bin/X11/php /opt/lampp/bin/php /usr/share/man/man1/php.1.gz echo $PATH ==> /home/ihsan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p484/bin:/home/ihsan/.rvm/g‌​ems/ruby-1.9.3-p484@‌​global/bin:/home/ihs‌​an/.rvm/rubies/ruby-‌​1.9.3-p484/bin:/usr/‌​local/heroku/bin:/us‌​r/lib/lightdm/lightd‌​m:/usr/local/sbin:/u‌​sr/local/bin:/usr/sb‌​in:/usr/bin:/sbin:/b‌​in:/usr/games:/home/‌​ihsan/.rvm/bin please help :(

[ihsansat]

hei...it's work!thx :D