OSX Apache using wrong version of PHP

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I followed a guide which used home-brew to install the lastest version of php (5.4.8) on OSX Mountain Lion.

I then followed a guide which showed me how to setup and use the pre-installed apache on OSX.

However when I try running up a base Symfony 2 project I get a bunch of errors relating to missing date.timezone in the php.ini.

However I have this correctly setup the php.ini but doing a quick phpinfo() in the Symfony project shows that its using the old preinstalled version of php (5.3) rather than the new one.

In terminal if I type which php & php -v, It shows the correct new version is being used.

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Bob Fanger · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 20:05:10Z

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Did you follow all the instructions provided in the Caveats?

Run brew info php54 to see them again.

Especially the line:

To enable PHP in Apache add the following to httpd.conf and restart Apache:
LoadModule php5_module /usr/local/Cellar/php54/5.4.8/libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

answered Nov 28, 2012 at 20:05

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Jason McCreary Over a year ago

+ for answering the specific HomeBrew question.

Ben_hawk Over a year ago

ahh, I uncommented the default line rather than sticking in the one given to you by homebrew when installing, thanks :D

llange Over a year ago

If you use "Server.app" and "Websites" consider editing the following /Library/Server/Web/Config/apache2/httpd_server_app.conf in order to use your brewed php when needed … You can then easely rollback to normal use by disabling "Websites" have also a look at /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist if you want to play around with "defaults read/write an array of strings"

Jason McCreary · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-12 02:05:09Z

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Apache is not aware of the homebrew version of PHP (i.e. /usr/bin/php). You see it on the command line because you've likely modified your PATH (i.e. /usr/local/bin/php).

You can modify this in your httpd.conf file.

I am not a fan of homebrew or other package libraries. Primarily because Mac OS X is built atop Unix. Furthermore, all but MySQL are installed natively. Here's an article on installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Mac OS X.

Disclaimer: I wrote that article.

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answered Nov 28, 2012 at 19:59

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Ben_hawk Over a year ago

I dont have much in depth computing knowledge, whats wrong with package libraries within a Unix based system :S? The only issue with your guide is that it doest show you how to upgrade to the lastest php :(

Jason McCreary Over a year ago

Me neither, but I like learning. Which is probably why I install it myself. Plus, from my experience, package managers fail sooner or later. Similar to any other package, you could always download and compile the latest version of PHP yourself. :)

Azzam Jihad Ulhaq · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-20 03:37:31Z

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Today I have same issue for updating php 7.2 to 7.3 as requirement of Laravel 6. Here is my solution.

Open your httpd.conf file in "/etc/apache2/http.conf"
Search (Ctrl + w) for "LoadModule php"
Uncomment that row
Restart your apache with "sudo apachectl restart"

Then, your php version in local web server (apache2) will be updated

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