Find PHP version on windows command line

Question

I just tried to know version of my PHP from windows command typing, C:\> php -v But it is not working. It says php is not recognized as internal or external command.

Answer 1

In command prompt type below

set PATH=%PATH%;C:\path\to\php

Where C:\path\to\php is the folder where your php.exe file is located. After this run

C:\>php -v

than you will see something like

PHP 7.3.6 (cli) (built: May 29 2019 12:11:00) 

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UPDATE:

If you find that when you restart your computer, this solution will not work anymore:

Set the Path like as following:

Step 1 - Click on the Windows icon

Step 2 - Click on the Settings icon

Step 3 - Click on System

Step 4 - Click on About

Step 5 - Click on System info

Step 6 - Click on Advanced system settings

Step 7 - Click on Environment variables...

Step 8 - Select Path row and then click Edit

Step 9 - Click New and then click Browse, then in the next panel which will open you need to select the folder you want in the Path. For the initial premise of this guide i will add the folder C:\Users\NewFolderInPath♥

Note: Replace your PHP installed path(e.g:C:\Program Files\php) with the above path ♥.

Step 10 - Click OK and click every OK button you will encounter to close every previous windows.

Answer 2

You just need to find out where is your PHP folder.

• If you are using XAMPP or WAMP then you will see a php folder.
• You just need to go into the php folder using your cmd using command

cd \xampp\php (FOR XAMPP)

cd \wamp\php (FOR WAMP)

• And then just type in this command

php -v

• Then you will see something like

PHP 5.6.11 (cli) (built: Jul 9 2015 20:55:40) Copyright (c) 1997-2015 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Zend Technologies

Answer 3

1. First open your cmd

2. Then go to php folder directory, Suppose your php folder is in xampp folder on your c drive. Your command would then be:

   cd c:\xampp\php
   

3. After that, check your version:

   php -v
   

This should give the following output:

PHP 7.2.0 (cli) (built: Nov 29 2017 00:17:00) ( ZTS MSVC15 (Visual C++ 2017) x86 ) Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies

I have uploaded a youtube video myself about checking the version of PHP via command prompt in Bangla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVkhD_tv9ck

Answer 4

Go to c drive and run the command as below

C:\xampp\php>php -v

Answer 5

xampp control panel->shell->type php-v you get the version of php of your xampp installed

DB(mariadb/mysql)version type localhost/phpmyadmin in url click enter click on sql type select version(); enter to get the mysql or mariaDb version

Answer 6

It is most likely that php is not in your specified path.

Try to issue the php command with the full path, for example:

C:\> "C:\Program Files\php\php.exe" -v

Please note, that this is just an example, your php installation might be in a different directory.

Answer 7

Just create a php file and write the code

<?php
echo phpversion();
?>

and open the file in any browser. It will show the php version installed in your system.

Answer 8

Step 1 : Open CMD

Step 2 : Go to C:/xampp/php or htdocs path:/

step 3 : Type "php -v "

Result php version

Answer 9

For Beginners to anything php, it is usually stored in the C:/ path folder of your PC (My Computer).

==On Windows==
1.Click Start Menu button
2.Type cmd and press enter to select the first program/application that responds to your search result.
A black window terminal will appear, this is known as a Command Line Interpreter
3.In the Terminal Window (Application) Type cd c: and press enter
4.Now type php -v and press enter

and viola there you'll have the current php version that is installed in your machine

Answer 10

Easy Method is: Just copy the file cmd.exe from c:/windows/system32/ and paste it to C:\xampp\php\ and run it, when the cmd opens type " php -v " without quotes and hit enter... you will get your php version.. thank you

Answer 11

1. Open command prompt
2. Locate directory using cd C:/Xampp/php
3. Type command php -v

You will get your php version details

Answer 12

1. Open cmd
2. Type php -v

Output : PHP 5.6.30

Answer 13

Easiest way is to, just click on the WAMP icon on task bar and Go to PHP >Version, version will be displayed

Answer 14

This how I check php version

PS C:\Windows\system32> php -version

Result:

PHP 7.2.7 (cli) (built: Jun 19 2018 23:44:15) ( NTS MSVC15 (Visual C++ 2017) x86 )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies

PS C:\Windows\system32>

Answer 15

Nothing to worry it's easy

If you are using any local server like Wamp, Xampp then Go to this Steps

1. Go to your drive
2. Check xampp or wamp server that you installed
3. Inside that check php, if you got then go for next step

4. You will find php.exe, Once you get php.exe then you are done. Just type the path like below, here i am using XAMPP and type v for checking version and you are done.

   C:>"C:\xampp\php\php.exe" -v

Thanks.

Answer 16

If the xampp is installed in your c drive then try the below commonds first open cmd and then type

cd c:

then

C:\xampp\php\php.exe -v

Answer 17

If you are not sure where php is installed on your system, try:

.\php -v

Answer 18

For me, the PHP path traversed from php5.6.25 (or php7) installation folder, through wamp folder, bin and php...

C:\wamp64\bin\php\php5.6.25>

In similar way other providers like WAMP/XAMPP on windows have PHP installed under <provider-base-dir>\bin\php directory (even multiple PHP version come from there.

On windows, to know from where your PHP is being executed use

where php

or if server is already running create a PHP file to know more about running PHP using phpversion as below

<?php
echo phpversion();

BONUS: Sometimes, PHP is not present in windows path, you can add PHP path to Windows environment PATH variable.