Finding the path to an executable

The full path to an executable is often needed when configuring a CMS or setting up a cron job.

Connect to your server via SSH and run:

whereis application_name

For example, to find the path to the PHP executable:

whereis php

Output:

php: /usr/bin/php /usr/share/man/man1/php.1.gz

In this case, /usr/bin/php is the full path to the PHP executable.

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