Git Problem - sh.exe": php: command not found

[anevins]

I've recently removed xampp and installed wamp, but now I can't use php commands.

E.g

Trying in my Git Bash window

php composer.phar install

But getting the error

sh.exe": php: command not found

 

Can I just download the command and place it in the Git \bin directory? If so, where can I download this?

 

I've been Googling for a while now and can't find how to resolve this.

Can anyone help me out please?

[Mahngiel]

you'll need to ensure that PHP is in your paths.  I'm assuming you are using windows, which I haven't used for more than gaming in years, so you'll have to do some googling with that.

[anevins]

Yes I am using Windows.

 

I've seen your solution in this Google result page

https://www.awbs.com/hd/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=8

 

But I don't understand what path I'm supposed to add to the beginning of the command.

 

I've tried

/d/wamp/www/dmp/php composer.phar install

Which is the directory of my composer.phar file, but the command not found error remains.

 

I've also tried

/d/Git/bin/php composer.phar install

But still no.

 

I appreciate the help by the way.

[Mahngiel]

wrong kind of path.  See this: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm

[anevins]

Okay I've looked at that URL for the other kind of path and found this under my Path environment variable

C:\Windows\system32

C:\Windows

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

c:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\

c:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\syswow64

C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Wireless WLAN Card

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\

D:\QTSystem\

 

I've gone through each one and appended php composer.phar install on the end, however I'm still receiving command not found.

 

I thought you could mean that kind of path applied to my tryouts in my second post, so I tried

$ d:\wamp\www\dmp\php composer.phar install
sh.exe": d:wampwwwdmpphp: command not found

andrew@ANDREW-PC /d/wamp/www/dmp (master)
$ d:\Git\bin\php composer.phar install
sh.exe": d:Gitbinphp: command not found

 

I am puzzled as to why I still cannot call this command.

[Mahngiel]

Ok, I think you're a little confused on what the problem is.  The problem doesn't lie with composer.phar but rather that php isn't in the environment path.  Using php in a shell/command is the prompt to use PHP to execute the forthcoming commands.  You need to find the path to the php executable and put THAT into your env paths.

[anevins]

So from what I understand with your explanation, the actual PHP needed to execute the command is not there.

Using this tutorial from http://www.php.net/manual/en/faq.installation.php#faq.installation.addtopath

I found what I think was PHP files in my wamp folder, under D:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.13 and put that path into the environment variable section.

 

E.g

D:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.13\ext; on the end of the other values.

 

Am I still missing the point here?

[anevins]

As you can tell, I'm quite out of my depth.

 

I started fiddling around with the directory of the PHP and this time used forward slashes instead of back.

This was the result;

 

andrew@ANDREW-PC /d/wamp/www/dmp (master)
$ D:/wamp/bin/php/php5.3.13/php composer.phar install
Composer could not find a composer.json file in D:\wamp\www\dmp
To initialize a project, please create a composer.json file as described in the
http://getcomposer.org/ "Getting Started" section

 

Is this topic solved? I can't tell.

[Christian F.]

Yes, you've found the proper location of the "php.exe" file, and as such you can add that to the environment path. It'll be active the next time you start a terminal session. I recommend using backslashes though, seeing as you're on Windows, even if forward slashes work (in some cases).

 

For the current error message: The solution is listed in the message itself, I recommend following up on its instructions.

[anevins]

Thank you Mahngiel and ChristianF for your help.

[trq]

Trying in my Git Bash window

 

Sorry, but that line makes little sense. Do you know what Git is? There is nothing in this post related to Git (or Bash considering your using Windows).

[anevins]

I'm using a Windows program called Git Bash.

 

[trq]

Well that is a ridiculous name for a Windows program. Link?

 

Git is a version control system - http://git-scm.com/

Bash is a *nix shell - http://git-scm.com/

[Mahngiel]

I admit, when OP said "Git Bash' i was like  . It's why I asked if he was using winders.  Your persistence on this, however, thorpe, had me do some google'in and it's funny what you said:

 

Well that is a ridiculous name for a Windows program.

 

Because the softs says:

Git Bash has a silly name.