But, You can execute the PHP script through the command prompt or terminal as well.
You may face the issues:
‘php’ is not recognized as internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Something as in the below screenshot:
![[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 1](https://maheshwaghmare.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/php-not-a-internal-or-external-command.png?ezimgfmt=rs:480x251/rscb1/ngcb1/notWebP "[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 1")
This error occurs because the environmental path for the php.exe file does not exist.
For the Windows operating system to work, its environment path needs to be configured.
Step 1: From the Windows operating system, click the Start menu, type in "Environment Variables," and then select it
![[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 3](https://maheshwaghmare.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/add-environment-variables.png?ezimgfmt=rs:412x468/rscb1/ng:webp/ngcb1 "[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 3")
Step 2:Modify the User or System Variables
![[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 4](https://maheshwaghmare.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/add-new-path-screen.png?ezimgfmt=rs:480x454/rscb1/ng:webp/ngcb1 "[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 4")
Step 3: Add the location of the PHP installation directory.
The PHP location in XAMPP is located at:
c:\xampp\php
Thus, select New, enter the path, then select OK.
![[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 5](https://maheshwaghmare.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/add-new-environment-path.png?ezimgfmt=rs:480x456/rscb1/ng:webp/ngcb1 "[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 5")
Using the command line, you can check whether PHP is available.
1.Open Terminal (CMD)
2.Type php -v
Something akin to this is visible on the screen.
![[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 7](https://maheshwaghmare.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/php-version-check-with-cli.png?ezimgfmt=rs:480x439/rscb1/ng:webp/ngcb1 "[Solved] PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command 7")
