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How can I get the path of the PHP binary from PHP?

How can I get the binary path of php from PHP?

I saw it in phpinfo(), but I need another method that gets it in Linux and Windows systems.

Solution

  • You can use:

    $_SERVER['_']

    Also, the predefined constant PHP_BINDIR gives the directory where the PHP executable is found.

    Sample on CodePad and Ideone.

    It looks like, for security reasons, $_SERVER values are not exposed.