How can I force PHP Version for Command Line?

Question

I am hosted with 1and1.com, and I have setup my files to be parsed with php5 using .htaccess.

But that only works in apache, and not in command line, wh

Answer 1

If both are installed, all you need to do is run the script using the relevant PHP binary.

So for example:

 // Runs using the PHP binary located at /usr/bin/php
 * * * * * root /usr/bin/php -n "/path/to/script.php"

or

 // Runs using the PHP binary located at /var/php5
 * * * * * root /var/php5 -n "/path/to/script.php"

All you need to know is the full file system path of the PHP CLI binaries, and call the relevant one to run your code.