handbook/internal-api/wp-cli-utils-get-php-binary.md

WP_CLI\Utils\get_php_binary()

Get the path to the PHP binary used when executing WP-CLI.

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Usage

WP_CLI\Utils\get_php_binary()

@return (string)

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Notes

Environment values permit specific binaries to be indicated.

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Related

• WP_CLI\Utils\get_home_dir() - Get the home directory.
• WP_CLI\Utils\trailingslashit() - Appends a trailing slash.
• WP_CLI\Utils\is_stream() - Check if a path is a PHP stream URL.
• WP_CLI\Utils\normalize_path() - Normalize a filesystem path.
• WP_CLI\Utils\get_temp_dir() - Get the system's temp directory. Warns user if it isn't writable.
• WP_CLI::get_php_binary() - Get the path to the PHP binary used when executing WP-CLI.