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Get Error during deploy in live server

I get an error during deploy in love server Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 7.4.0". You are running 7.3.33.

But My server runs on PHP V 7.4 How I fix it

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Sinnbeck's avatar

Well apparently you are not :) How do you run the composer install command? Through ssh?

aGreenCoder's avatar

@Sinnbeck Yes It shows 7.33. but from Cpanel I change it to 8, then update the composer But now I got a different version conflicting error, Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 8.0.2". You are running 7.3.33.

Sinnbeck's avatar

@DevWebTK Ok your change has not taken effect it seems. You there might be a way of restarting the php process from your cpanel or similar that you are missing. It will only work when php -v gives the correct version

aGreenCoder's avatar

@Sinnbeck Check The execution, First My Cpanel set to 7.4.28, When I run composer update site automatically change

[lookmyco@s372 ~]$ php -v
PHP 7.4.28 (cli) (built: Feb 16 2022 10:48:36) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with the ionCube PHP Loader + ionCube24 v11.0.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2021, by ionCube Ltd.
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.28, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
[lookmyco@s372 ~]$ cd overseas.lookmyweb.co.in
[lookmyco@s372 overseas.lookmyweb.co.in]$ composer update
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[lookmyco@s372 overseas.lookmyweb.co.in]$ php artisan config:clear
Composer detected issues in your platform:

Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 7.4.0". You are running 7.3.33.

[lookmyco@s372 overseas.lookmyweb.co.in]$ php -v
PHP 7.3.33 (cli) (built: Dec  7 2021 18:36:45) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.33, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
[lookmyco@s372 overseas.lookmyweb.co.in]$
Sinnbeck's avatar
Sinnbeck
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@DevWebTK So its specific to that directory? I notice you run php -v and then change directory

if you are in the home directory, do you get another version than if you are in overseas.lookmyweb.co.in?

Sinnbeck's avatar

@DevWebTK Ok. I have never seen a php version change from running composer, as composer cannot change the version. Setting a php version for a specific directory sounds more plausible to me

I will let someone who uses cpanel answer :)

aGreenCoder's avatar

@Sinnbeck My root is 7.4 But the subdomain has the default PHP version which is 7.33. For 7.4 I need to define manually in the .htaccess file,

This is my htaccess file located in overseas.lookmyweb.co.in/public

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews -Indexes
    </IfModule>

    RewriteEngine On

    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/$
    RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301]

    # Send Requests To Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
</IfModule>

I add the below code but still show php v 7.33

<IfModule mime_module>
      AddHandler application/x-httpd-ea-php74 .php .php7 .phtml
 </IfModule>
siangboon's avatar

@DevWebTK perhaps can try request your hosting provider to update the php version for your account.

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