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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T15:06:30+00:00 2026-05-16T15:06:30+00:00

I want my bash script to find where PHP is installed – this will

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I want my bash script to find where PHP is installed – this will be used on different Linux servers, and some of them won’t be able to use the which command. I need help with that second line:

#!/bin/bash
if (php is located in /usr/bin/php); then
    PHP = /usr/bin/php
else
    PHP = /usr/local/zend/bin/php
fi
$PHP script.php
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    2026-05-16T15:06:31+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 3:06 pm

    Try this:

    if [ -e /usr/bin/php ]; then
    
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