Question

I followed these instructions (except for copying the executable to my PATH because I cannot seem to find it and it does not seem necessary). Then I made a file called image_render.js in my public javascripts directory with

console.log('Hello, world!');
phantom.exit();

inside it, saved it, and ran phantomjs render_image.js in my terminal.
However, my terminal does not recognize the command:

-bash: phantomjs: command not found

What have I done wrong?

Answer 1

The PATH really is the important part. You can skip it, however, if you specify the absolute path. Try something like this:

/path/to/phantomjs render_image.js

…but that can get tiring. For a quick way to add it to your PATH, from the directory of the phantomjs executable, symbolically link it into /usr/local/bin:

sudo ln -s /path/to/phantomjs /usr/local/bin/

/usr/local/bin is likely on your PATH.