How to use MAMP’s version of PHP instead of the default on OSX

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I have created a symlink at the original php location.

1. Locate your osx php version with:

which php

The result should be:

/opt/local/bin/php

2. Backup (move) your original php binary:

sudo mv /opt/local/bin/php /opt/local/bin/php.bak

3. Create the symlink:

sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.4/bin/php /opt/local/bin/php

4. Run your new php version:

php -v

PS:

In order for this to work on El-Capitan

  • Reboot your Mac to RecoveryMode (hold Cmd+R on boot)
  • Open Terminal and enter: csrutil disable
  • Reboot
  • either : sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.4/bin/php /opt/local/bin/php
    or sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.4/bin/php /usr/bin/php
  • Reboot again to RecoveryMode and re-enable security: csrutil enable

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