Using Terminal to Target Modules of Assigned PHP Version for cPanel Account

LibertyTalk FM

• April 11, 2025 13:08

On our WHM/cPanel server I have:

1. Installed PHP 8.4 & accompanying modules.
   
2. Created a new cPanel account 'USER01'
   
   
3. Used WHM MultiPHP Manager to assign 8.4 version to the 'USER01' account
   
   
4. However in the 'USER01' cPanel account Tools > Terminal when running the following command:
   

   php -r "echo phpversion('ctype');"

   it returns version number 8.1.32 (Default PHP for WHM.)

   
   
   
5. Further executing terminal command:

php -m |egrep -i 'intl'

Server returns NULL. Which is true for PHP 8.1 but module 'inlt' is installed on PHP 8.4 and should return a positive confirmation.

QUESTION: when in the cPanel account 'USER01' and using the terminal how do I get the terminal to process the PHP version & modules for 8.4 and NOT the default WHM PHP of 8.1.32??

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • April 11, 2025 18:42

  Hey there!  This is expected behavior.  It's best to call the full PHP version like this to ensure you're working with the proper version on the command line:

  /opt/cpanel/ea-php84/root/usr/bin/php -m | egrep -i 'intl'

   

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  LibertyTalk FM

  • April 14, 2025 04:26

  Hi cPRex, thank you. The above provided terminal command executes and returns the expected value.

  My confusion arose as I thought being in the actual cPanel account with PHP 8.4, the terminal session would return the PHP particulars for said account.

  Guess you learn something new everyday. :)

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • April 16, 2025 16:21

  You would think!  But with multi-PHP and all the interaction from that it's best to be explicit whenever possible.

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