PhantomJS No Such File or Directory on CentOS

Question

I am trying to run PhantomJS on CentOS. I have used this page as a primer for installing it.

HOWEVER, when I go to run the version command, I get command not found.

I have verified that the file is 64bit and that I am running a 64it OS.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I guess your executable lacks x attribute. Make chmod +x phantomjs and try again.

Answer 2

1. The instructions you pointed to refer to installation on Windows, but I assume you bent these to apply to a real CentOS installation.
2. As @Dmitry_Teslenko suggests, ensure the file has executable-bit set.

3. Call the file explicitly, since it does not appear to be in your path

   # from the directory where the phantomjs binary file exists on disk:
   ./phantomjs --version
   

4. You can add the binary to the path in several ways:

   # link the file into a directory already in the path:
   sudo ln -l ./phantomjs /usr/local/bin
   # copy the file into a directory already in the path:
   sudo cp -p ./phantomjs /usr/local/bin
   # add the directory to the path:
   export PATH=$PATH:$PWD