How can I change php-cli version on Ubuntu 14.04?

Question

I am new to using Linux and I broke some php settings while tampering.

If I execute a php script containing: phpinfo(); it shows the php versions as 5.

Answer 1

You can try setting the path to the correct php version on the terminal command line:

set PATH="/usr/bin/php5.6/bin:$PATH"

Modify the path to match your own path to PHP 5.6 (ie. if it was installed first, it might be something like "/usr/bin/php").

The "$PATH" at the end appends the current path value, so don't forget to use it.