Confused about PHP shell path

I am confused about PHP install locations and my shell PATH. Apparently I have multiple versions of PHP installed on this new server:

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Code (Text):

$ php -v
PHP 5.4.16 (cli) (built: Apr  1 2020 04:07:17)
Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies

Code (Text):

$ which php
/bin/php

Of course I can see where Centminmod installed the latest version of PHP:

Code (Text):

$ /usr/local/bin/php -v
PHP 7.4.24 (cli) (built: Oct  4 2021 05:01:48) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.24, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

I'm using the same .bashrc file as I was on my old server where this wasn't a problem — and I've never had it happen before when installing Centminmod — so I'm a bit confused.

Of course, I don't want or need 5.4 installed. What would be the best way for me to fix this so I can just run "php" and always use the latest installed version?

Can I just delete /bin/php?

 

Ah, OK, we might be getting somewhere...

Code (Text):

$ yum -q provides */bin/php
php-cli-5.4.16-48.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : base
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/php



rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.10-2.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php70/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php70/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php70-php-cli-7.0.27-2.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php70/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.8-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php71/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php71/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php71-php-cli-7.1.30-2.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php71/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.10-3.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php72/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php72-php-cli-7.2.24-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php72/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php73-php-cli-7.3.7-2.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php73/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php73-php-cli-7.3.11-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php73/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php73-php-cli-7.3.20-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php73/root/usr/bin/php



rh-php73-php-cli-7.3.29-1.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : centos-sclo-rh
Matched from:
Filename    : /opt/rh/rh-php73/root/usr/bin/php



php-cli-5.4.16-48.el7.x86_64 : Command-line interface for PHP
Repo        : @base
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/php

Here we go...

Code (Text):

$ yum history list php-cli-5.4.16-48.el7.x86_64
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, priorities, versionlock
ID     | Command line             | Date and time    | Action(s)      | Altered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    45 | install phoronix-test-su | 2021-10-04 03:35 | Install        |    8

The rest with the rh-php7* prefix don't have a history:

Code (Text):

$ yum history list rh-php73-php-cli-7.3.29-1.el7.x86_64
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, priorities, versionlock
Bad transaction IDs, or package(s), given
Error: Failed history list

I did install the Phoronix test suite yesterday while I was tinkering with benchmarks, so I guess that explains it. Ugh. Can it be fixed?

 

Whoa, that is cool. Shows how much I know... didn't realize you could do that with yum.

It fixed the issue for me. Cheers!

Code (Text):

$ php -v
PHP 7.4.24 (cli) (built: Oct  4 2021 05:01:48) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.24, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies