Hello. I updated my server to PHP7 for use with WordPress. php -v shows it installed correctly, but WP is still complaining it’s on PHP5.9. From my research, this is because it’s not pointing to the correct instance of PHP. I can’t figure out how to adjust this, and I’ve tried following the upgrade guide step by step several times, to no avail. Any help?
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@mattf855f07e854
By running
apt-get remove php5
you’re not removing the previous Apache module.I would simply remove PHP 5 altogether if you don’t need it, which can be done by running:
and to purge the configuration:
Once you’re done there, I would run:
Where the
5.x
is the version of PHP 5 that you installed.Once you’ve removed PHP 5.x, then you can run:
… to find any/all packages available for PHP 7.0. You need to install the module as I noted in my previous post, and then any associated packages that you may need.
@mattf855f07e854
When it comes to apache, you need to install
libapache2-mod-php7.0
asmod_php
is what Apache uses to handle PHP requests.When you run
php -v
from the command line (CLI), you’re using the CLI version of PHP, not the same version that Apache is using. Installing the package above should fix the issue, though you need to remove the current package (for PHP 5.x) first.Sorry, I meant 5.59, my mistake. Yes, I restarted the server and Apache, and neither of those reflected the change. Basically the process I did was:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install php7.0 sudo apt-get install php7.0-mysql sudo reboot