A PATH variable is a system variable that stores the information about the binary files location that you may run for commands. When you log in as an user, or use a custom control panel like Plesk\/Cyberpanel\/Cpanel, you might want to add some custom paths as a user to take binary commands. One of the example, could be to change the default php path, or a laravel command location from vendor folder. To do this, you need to extend\/update the PATH variable for a specific user. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
PATH variable extends with the “:”. If you type the following, in your shell, you may see the existing paths in the PATH variable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[elastic-keldysh@pl1 ~]$ echo $PATH\n\/usr\/share\/Modules\/bin:\/usr\/local\/bin:\/usr\/bin:\/usr\/local\/sbin:\/usr\/sbin<\/pre>\n\n\n\nNow, if I want to extend this to take the php binary available in \/opt\/plesk\/php\/7.2\/bin\/php, then we can extend the PATH variable using the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PATH=$PATH:\/opt\/plesk\/php\/7.2\/bin\/<\/pre>\n\n\n\nNow, if you check, the PATH variable again, you can see it is added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[elastic-keldysh@pl1 ~]$ echo $PATH\n\/usr\/share\/Modules\/bin:\/usr\/local\/bin:\/usr\/bin:\/usr\/local\/sbin:\/usr\/sbin:\/opt\/plesk\/php\/7.2\/bin\/\n[elastic-keldysh@pl1 ~]$<\/pre>\n\n\n\nWe have successfully modified the PATH variable, but only for the existing session. If you want to persist the changes, then, you need to add the command in .bashrc\/.profile\/.bash_profile file depending on your shell type and OS. You can add to either of the file and test with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[elastic-keldysh@pl1 ~]$ echo \"PATH=$PATH:\/opt\/plesk\/php\/7.2\/bin\/\" >> .profile<\/pre>\n\n\n\nReplace .profile with .bashrc or .bash_profile depending on the file that works for you. You may logout and relogin, and then run the echo command again to see if the $PATH is persisting or not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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