(gs):Set specific PHP version for command line

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Currently, PHP 4.4.8 is the bash client version used for SSH on the (gs) Grid-Service. This is defined by the environment variable for your particular (gs) Grid-Service Cluster.

  1. To select the latest stable PHP 5 client version instead, just add the following line to your .bash_profile:
    .bash_profile 
    export PATH=/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH
    • You can also use the echo command to enter it in the .bash_profile automatically: 
    echo export 'PATH=/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
  2. Then, reload your bash configuration: 
    source .bash_profile
  3. Once this is done, run the following command to view the new version: 
    php -v

    PHP 5.2.5 (cli) (built: Jan 18 2008 12:24:25) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2007 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
    with Zend Optimizer v3.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007, by Zend Technologies
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