‘php.exe’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Question

‘php.exe’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Why does that error occur even though

Answer 1

I think you need to change it to A:\xampp\php\ and just leave it there, then it will search the directory for the file, also: have you tried calling just php instead of php.exe and check that the directory is correct.

Answer 2

View above screen shot for setup enviroment variable in window 7

Note:- After setup enviroment variable please restart you computer then its will work fine

Answer 3

Set PHP as environment variable from System as below to run it from CMD

1)Windows key + Pause
2)Click on Advanced system settings
3)Now click on Environment Variables.. button  
4)In system variable section search for Path and edit it as D:\wamp\bin\php\php5.3.13;(If one needs to append it to some already exits value then start path with;)
5)Now open CMD and run command PHP from any path where you don’t have PHP installed , in my case it’s C drive.
6)We can check above set Path from CMD using Path command also.

Answer 4

Shouldn't the last part be: C:\xampp\php\ ? Unless you remapped your drives, A is the floppy disk. :)

Also, you need to specify the folder, not the exe file itself.

Answer 5

My case am Using Bitnami Ruby Stack apache Web server ,

1. Pressed Windows key + Pause/Break Button
2. Clicked advanced system settings
3. Click Environment Variables
4. Under System variables > edit PATH variable by adding C:\Bitnami\rubystack-1.9.3-24\php
5. Click Ok to close the Environment Variable window

6. Close your command prompt if open

   *(Proceed to 7. to confirm if php is installed)

7. Press Windows Key + R button to open your cmd
8. Type php -v to view your php version

Answer 6

In my case, environment path is C:\ProgramData\Drush\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Drush\Php; and it works for me.

If I simply add C:\xampp\php\ dint work for me.

I hope if someone facing this issue can try this suggestion.