PHP Installation on DirectAdmin Fresh Server

[rojintechnical]

I need assistance with installing PHP on a newly set up DirectAdmin server. The server is fresh, and I’d like to ensure the PHP configuration is done correctly for production use.


Please let me know the required steps or if you can guide me through the installation process.

 

[rojintechnical]

I need assistance with installing PHP on a newly set up DirectAdmin server. The server is fresh, and I’d like to ensure the PHP configuration is done correctly for production use.


Please let me know the required steps or if you can guide me through the installation process.

 

[zEitEr]

Hello,

A process of an installation of PHP on a directadmin server is rather straightforward. If you want a default installation, you choose needed PHP versions and extensions, then run da build php.

Related:

- https://docs.directadmin.com/webservices/php/general.html
- https://docs.directadmin.com/webservices/php/multiple-php.html
- https://docs.directadmin.com/webservices/php/php-extensions.html#php-extensions

 

[rojintechnical]

I have a freshly installed server with DirectAdmin, and the installation completed successfully. However, when I run php -v in the terminal, it returns “command not found.” Do you have any idea why this might be happening?

 

[zEitEr]

Do you have any idea why this might be happening?

You are most likely using sudo, and the path where the PHP binary is installed (/usr/local/bin) is not included in the PATH environment variable.

[root@server ~]# which php
/usr/local/bin/php
[root@server ~]#

[root@server ~]# echo $PATH
/usr/share/Modules/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin
[root@server ~]#

 

[romans]

I have a freshly installed server with DirectAdmin, and the installation completed successfully. However, when I run php -v in the terminal, it returns “command not found.” Do you have any idea why this might be happening?

The problem also can be related to CPU and RAM resources on your server, where you try to install DA. If, for example, you have 1 CPU + 1 GB of RAM, then it is normal behavior that PHP was not built there. If the server has more resources, then the issue looks really strange for me.
You can try to rebuild all DA software and install the missed ones using such command:

da build all