PHP Apache 2.2 – How to Change the PATH Variable Environment

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In my phpinfo(), in the section Apache Environment, i want change the value of the variable PATH. This is possible ?

EDIT 1:

I try SetEnv PATH /mypath in httpd.conf on a centos server, restart service and verify the change i see again a phpinfo(), and not change.

EDIT 2:

I edit the /etc/profile and add the PATH variable for all linux users,( but i cant restart the entire server for apply this change).

Best Answer

You can use putenv(), example adding "/foo":

php > putenv('PATH=' . getenv('PATH')); print_r(getenv('PATH'));
/home/jpic/env/bin:/home/jpic/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
php > putenv('PATH=' . getenv('PATH') . ':' . '/foo'); print_r(getenv('PATH'));
/home/jpic/env/bin:/home/jpic/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/foo

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SetEnvIfNoCase Host            ^hr\.         REQUEST_TYPE=2
SetEnvIfNoCase Host            ^finance\.    REQUEST_TYPE=3
SetEnvIfNoCase Host            ^marketing\.  REQUEST_TYPE=4
SetEnvIf       REQUEST_TYPE    ^$            REQUEST_TYPE=1

Php – Change php path

After digging into documentation and others great Linux stuffs I've found the solution. All depends from $PATH environment variable, specifically from the order of the directory listed in.

#original $PATH
echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin

So, I moved /usr/local/bin at the end of the string, and everything start working again:

export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin

Now I've to make this edit persistent, because export instruction expires with session end.

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