Wamp is not using latest version of php

Question

In CMD I want to create a new laravel project, but then I get the following error:

This package requires php >=7.0.0 but your PHP version (5.6.25) does not satisfy that requirement.

In wamp I selected: PHP > VERSION > 7.0.10, but its still using the wrong php version.

C:\wamp\www>php --ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: C:\WINDOWS
Loaded Configuration File:         C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.6.25\php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: (none)
Additional .ini files parsed:      (none)

Hopefully someone can help me out;)

If you run the cmd php -v what is the output? – jjj Sep 01 '17 at 14:05 — jjj, Sep 01 '17 at 14:05

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 01 '17 at 14:26

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Installation of laravel depends on the composer, when you install your composer it asks for php version location, You need to re-install the composer and point the php to the required version.

Hope this helps.

answered Sep 01 '17 at 14:26

Nitish Kumar

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This worked for me! Thanks;) – Nielsapp Sep 01 '17 at 15:03
Glad it worked. But make sure while browsing the application through wamp the required version is selected. – Nitish Kumar Sep 01 '17 at 15:05
Did the trick for me as well, thanks @NitishKumar – garek007 Jan 11 '23 at 00:45

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '17 at 14:07

Which version of Wamp server are you running?

from what I remember it installs both 5.6 and 7 then uses a batch file in the /bin/ directory to determine which version to use in the terminal.

Look in C:\wamp\bin for php.bat then edit it to point from C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.6.25 to C:\wamp\bin\php\php7..

This should give you the cli php version you're looking for.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 01 '17 at 14:39

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"CMD" PHP version is not defined in WAMP's configuration.

If you are using PHP through Windows Environment variable "Path", check there, you probably have a previous version configured.
If you are using a batch file, check the version you call in your *.bat file which version you are calling.

answered Sep 01 '17 at 14:39

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You also need to restart your "cmd" window after changing "path" environment variable. – Jibato Jul 31 '18 at 11:13

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