My PHP version is 7.4 but composer says 7.1

Umutcan

Hello,
I created a file called info.php in the home directory of my site and added the following code <?php phpinfo();?> into it. The result looks 7.4.

But when I try to install and update Flarum on the composer side, it says I have version 7.1. I'm using Cyberpanel, I can't provide the problem solution even though I restart the server. The error given during installation is below:

I have a trial forum, when I had the same problem during the update, I thought maybe it would be solved if the site was deleted and recreated. But the problem is not solved, this time I cannot install Flarum.

Umutcan

I will show the outputs of some codes below.

composer clear-cache:

[root@xxx public_html]# composer clear-cache
Do not run Composer as root/super user! See https://getcomposer.org/root for details
Continue as root/super user [yes]?
Cache directory does not exist (cache-vcs-dir):
Clearing cache (cache-repo-dir): /root/.cache/composer/repo
Clearing cache (cache-files-dir): /root/.cache/composer/files
Clearing cache (cache-dir): /root/.cache/composer
All caches cleared.

composer self-update:

[root@xxx public_html]# composer self-update
You are already using the latest available Composer version 2.2.18 (stable channel).

php -v:

[root@xxx public_html]# php -v
PHP 7.1.33 (cli) (built: Nov 22 2019 11:40:51) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.1.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.1.33, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies

IanM

You CLI version of PHP is 7.1, whilst your webserver has 7.4, going by the information you have shared here.

Your host should be able to change this for you

Umutcan

IanM I'd rather wait to find out how to solve it. If no one has an idea, I will follow the path you said. Thank you for the answer ☺️

GreXXL

Umutcan there is nothing that anyone can do here to help you. You need to make sure that you use the same PHP version both for the webserver as well as the CLI. Otherwise you are always in danger of having issues with your Flarum installation.

Umutcan

The CLI version, interestingly, does not accept 7.4. I tried to do 7.3 and I succeeded. You can use the codes below. You can mark this answer as a solution.

First code:

rm -rf /usr/bin/php

Second code:

ln -s /usr/local/lsws/lsphp73/bin/php /usr/bin/php

IanM

Umutcan I'm glad you've got it working, however do note that to avoid potential conflicts, both the CLI and webserver must be running the same PHP version.

This is because the CLI gathers your dependencies via composer and installs them. The webserver PHP process uses what it's given, so if a dependency is not compatible between the two PHP versions, errors occur..

Umutcan

IanM Thank you very much, then I will try to use 8.1 on both sides.

Edit: I upgraded both sides to 8.1.12. Thanks again.