How to change the PHP version used in CLI through SSH

This article provides instructions for changing the PHP version used in command line interface through SSH.

Follow the steps-

1. Connect through SSH.
2. If the file does not exit, create a “.profile” file-
   touch ~/.profile
3. Modify the .profile file-
   nano ~/.profile
4. Now, add this code to the file to select the required php version-

   export PATH=/opt/php7.4/bin:$PATH

5. Load the .profile file-
   source ~/.profile
6. Finally, Check the php version-
   php –v

In such a manner, you can change the PHP version used in the command line interface through SSH.

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