Unable to resolve custom PHP builds, `SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH` does not work either (Ubuntu)

[Kocal]

Self-Check Steps

• I have updated Symfony CLI to the latest version
• I have cleared the PHP versions cache
• I have located my PHP installation(s) and know the full path(s) to the PHP binary(ies)
• I have checked/configured the SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH environment variable if needed

What PHP installation is not being detected?

Hi 👋🏻

I'm having issues when trying to use custom PHP built from sources with the Symfony CLI.

My PHP binaries are located in the following folders:

➜  ~ tree ~/.local/php*/bin 
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.1/bin
├── pear
├── peardev
├── pecl
├── phar -> phar.phar
├── phar.phar
├── php
├── php-config
├── phpdbg
└── phpize
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.2/bin
├── phar -> phar.phar
├── phar.phar
├── php
├── php-config
├── phpdbg
└── phpize
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.3/bin
├── phar -> phar.phar
├── phar.phar
├── php
├── php-config
├── phpdbg
└── phpize
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin
├── phar -> phar.phar
├── phar.phar
├── php
├── php-config
├── phpdbg
└── phpize
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.5/bin
├── phar -> phar.phar
├── phar.phar
├── php
├── php-config
├── phpdbg
└── phpize

With the following example, I can execute PHP 8.1:

➜  ~ $HOME/.local/php-8.1/bin/php -v
PHP 8.1.34 (cli) (built: Jan  5 2026 15:02:57) (NTS DEBUG)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.1.34, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.5.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2025, by Derick Rethans

But it's impossible with the Symfony CLI, it always use my default PHP version (8.4):

rm ~/.symfony5/php_versions.json
SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH=$HOME/.local/php-8.1/bin symfony php -v

rm ~/.symfony5/php_versions.json
SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH=$HOME/.local/php-8.1/bin/php symfony php -v

rm ~/.symfony5/php_versions.json
export SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH=$HOME/.local/php-8.1/bin; symfony php -v

rm ~/.symfony5/php_versions.json
export SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH=$HOME/.local/php-8.1/bin/php; symfony php -v

ouput:

PHP 8.4.18-dev (cli) (built: Jan  5 2026 15:46:31) (NTS DEBUG)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.18-dev, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.5.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2025, by Derick Rethans
PHP 8.4.18-dev (cli) (built: Jan  5 2026 15:46:31) (NTS DEBUG)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.18-dev, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.5.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2025, by Derick Rethans
PHP 8.4.18-dev (cli) (built: Jan  5 2026 15:46:31) (NTS DEBUG)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.18-dev, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.5.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2025, by Derick Rethans
PHP 8.4.18-dev (cli) (built: Jan  5 2026 15:46:31) (NTS DEBUG)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.18-dev, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.5.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2025, by Derick Rethans

Commands local:php:refresh and local:php:list are not able to detect my PHP versions either.

What command are you running when the issue occurs?

symfony php -v

Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04.1

Symfony CLI Version

Symfony CLI version 5.16.1

PHP Installation(s) - Path and Version

Installation 1

php-config path: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.1/bin/php-config
php-config --version: 8.1.34
php-config --php-binary: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.1/bin/php
php-config --php-sapis: cli fpm phpdbg

Installation 2

php-config path: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.2/bin/php-config
php-config --version: 8.2.31-dev
php-config --php-binary: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.2/bin/php
php-config --php-sapis: cli fpm phpdbg

Installation 3

php-config path: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.3/bin/php-config
php-config --version: 8.3.31-dev
php-config --php-binary: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.3/bin/php
php-config --php-sapis: cli fpm phpdbg

Installation 4

php-config path: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/php-config
php-config --version: 8.4.18-dev
php-config --php-binary: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/php
php-config --php-sapis: cli fpm phpdbg

Installation 4

php-config path: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.5/bin/php-config
php-config --version: 8.5.3-dev
php-config --php-binary: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.5/bin/php
php-config --php-sapis: cli fpm phpdbg

Output of symfony local:php:list -vvv

➜  dotfiles git:(main) ✗ symfony local:php:list -vvv
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr (<nil>) -- *nix
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local (<nil>) -- *nix
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /opt/lampp (<nil>) -- XAMPP
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/bin (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/bin (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/games (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/games (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/games/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/include (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/include (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/include/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/lib/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib64 (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib64 (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/lib64/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/libexec (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/libexec (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/libexec/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/locale (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/locale (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/locale/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/sbin (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/sbin (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/sbin/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/share (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/share (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/share/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/src (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/src (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /usr/src/bin as it does not exist
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.config/herd-lite/bin (<nil>) -- php.new (Herd-lite)
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /sbin (alias of /usr/sbin), already in the PATH
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /bin (alias of /usr/bin), already in the PATH
6:03PM DBG   Skipping /snap/bin, already in the PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in the PATH ([/home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/sbin /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/games /snap/bin /home/kocal/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts /home/kocal/.local/bin])
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/sbin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG   Found PHP: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/php, with FPM: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/sbin/php-fpm, with php-config: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/php-config, with phpize: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/phpize, with phpdbg: /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/phpdbg
6:03PM DBG   System PHP version (first in PATH)
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local/sbin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/sbin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/games (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local/games (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /snap/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts (<nil>) -- PATH
6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
+---------+----------------------------+---------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Version |         Directory          |   PHP   |     PHP      |   PHP   | Server  | System? |
|         |                            |   CLI   |     FPM      |   CGI   |         |         |
+---------+----------------------------+---------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+
| 8.4.18  | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4 | bin/php | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM | *       |
+---------+----------------------------+---------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+

The current PHP version is selected from default version in $PATH

To control the version used in a directory, create a .php-version file that contains the version number (e.g. 8.5 or 8.5.0),
or define config.platform.php inside composer.json.
If you're using Platform.sh or Upsun, the version can also be specified in their configuration files.

Additional Diagnostic Information

echo $PATH
echo $SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/sbin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin:/home/kocal/.cargo/bin:/home/kocal/.composer/vendor/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin:/home/kocal/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts:/home/kocal/.local/bin
<empty>

(I didn't execute `php` and `which php`, it works fine, and that's not the issue)

Are there any error messages?

No response

Did this work before?

No response

Any other relevant information

Thanks!

Information Checklist

• I have updated Symfony CLI to the latest version
• I have cleared the PHP versions cache
• I have provided the output of symfony local:php:list -vvv
• I have provided system information (OS, Symfony CLI version)
• I have provided PHP installation path(s) and version(s) (preferably using php-config)

[Kocal]

I've just noticed when redacting the issue:

6:03PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/bin (<nil>) -- PATH

This is what ~/.local/bin contains:

➜  ~ l ~/.local/bin 
total 15M
drwxrwxr-x  2 kocal kocal 4,0K janv.  5 15:52 .
drwx------ 11 kocal kocal 4,0K janv.  5 15:50 ..
-rwxr-xr-x  1 kocal kocal 3,2M janv.  5 15:52 composer
lrwxrwxrwx  1 kocal kocal   34 janv.  5 15:50 php8.1 -> /home/kocal/.local/php-8.1/bin/php
lrwxrwxrwx  1 kocal kocal   34 janv.  5 15:50 php8.2 -> /home/kocal/.local/php-8.2/bin/php
lrwxrwxrwx  1 kocal kocal   34 janv.  5 15:50 php8.3 -> /home/kocal/.local/php-8.3/bin/php
lrwxrwxrwx  1 kocal kocal   34 janv.  5 15:50 php8.4 -> /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin/php
lrwxrwxrwx  1 kocal kocal   34 janv.  5 15:50 php8.5 -> /home/kocal/.local/php-8.5/bin/php
-rw-rw-r--  1 kocal kocal  12M janv.  5 14:42 pie.phar

I suppose this kind of symbolic links are not followed?

When renaming php8.1 to php (which is not something I want), the PHP 8.1 CLI is detected (but not FPM):

➜  bin mv php8.1 php
➜  bin symfony local:php:refresh                               
Available PHP versions refreshed!
➜  bin symfony local:php:list   
+---------+----------------------------+-----------------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Version |         Directory          |       PHP       |     PHP      |   PHP   | Server  | System? |
|         |                            |       CLI       |     FPM      |   CGI   |         |         |
+---------+----------------------------+-----------------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+
| 8.1.34  | /home/kocal/.local         | php-8.1/bin/php |              |         | PHP CLI |         |
| 8.4.18  | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4 | bin/php         | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM | *       |
+---------+----------------------------+-----------------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+

[Kocal]

Since folders defined in PATH env var are used to find PHP, I simply added all */bin and */sbin folders to PATH:

➜  ~ echo $PATH
/home/kocal/.local/php-8.5/sbin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.5/bin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/sbin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.4/bin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.3/sbin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.3/bin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.2/sbin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.2/bin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.1/sbin:/home/kocal/.local/php-8.1/bin:/home/kocal/.cargo/bin:/home/kocal/.composer/vendor/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin:/home/kocal/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts:/home/kocal/.local/bin

It's a bit rough, but it works:

➜  ~ symfony local:php:list     
+---------+----------------------------+---------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Version |         Directory          |   PHP   |     PHP      |   PHP   | Server  | System? |
|         |                            |   CLI   |     FPM      |   CGI   |         |         |
+---------+----------------------------+---------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+
| 8.1.34  | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.1 | bin/php | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM |         |
| 8.2.31  | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.2 | bin/php | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM |         |
| 8.3.31  | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.3 | bin/php | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM |         |
| 8.4.18  | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.4 | bin/php | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM |         |
| 8.5.3   | /home/kocal/.local/php-8.5 | bin/php | sbin/php-fpm |         | PHP FPM | *       |
+---------+----------------------------+---------+--------------+---------+---------+---------+

Feel free to close the issue IWY :)

[tucksaun]

what does SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH=$HOME/.local/php-8.1:$HOME/.local/php-8.2:$HOME/.local/php-8.3:$HOME/.local/php-8.4:$HOME/.local/php-8.5 symfony local:php:list -vvv output?

[Kocal]

It has no effect, I first removed PHP folders from PATH env var, and ran the command:

➜  dotfiles git:(main) ✗ SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH=$HOME/.local/php-8.1:$HOME/.local/php-8.2:$HOME/.local/php-8.3:$HOME/.local/php-8.4:$HOME/.local/php-8.5 symfony local:php:list -vvv
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr (<nil>) -- *nix
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local (<nil>) -- *nix
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /opt/lampp (<nil>) -- XAMPP
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2 (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/.brew (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/bin (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/etc (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/share (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli/5.16.1 (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli/5.16.1/.brew (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli/5.16.1/bin (^php@(?:[\d\.]+)/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2 (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/.brew (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/bin (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/etc (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gh/2.83.2/share (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli/5.16.1 (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli/5.16.1/.brew (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/symfony-cli/5.16.1/bin (^php/(?:[\d\._]+)$) -- homebrew
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/bin (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/bin (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/games (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/games (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/games/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/include (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/include (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/include/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/lib/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib64 (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/lib64 (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/lib64/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/libexec (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/libexec (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/libexec/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/locale (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/locale (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/locale/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/sbin (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/sbin (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/sbin/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/share (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/share (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/share/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/src (<nil>) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/src (^php(?:[\d\.]+)$) -- Ondrej PPA
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /usr/src/bin as it does not exist
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.config/herd-lite/bin (<nil>) -- php.new (Herd-lite)
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /sbin (alias of /usr/sbin), already in the PATH
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /bin (alias of /usr/bin), already in the PATH
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /snap/bin, already in the PATH
9:45PM DBG   Skipping /home/kocal/.local/bin, already in the PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in the PATH ([/home/kocal/.local/bin /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/games /snap/bin /home/kocal/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts])
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local/sbin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/sbin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/games (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /usr/local/games (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /snap/bin (<nil>) -- PATH
9:45PM DBG Looking for PHP in /home/kocal/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts (<nil>) -- PATH
+---------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
| Version | Directory |   PHP   |   PHP   |   PHP   | Server | System? |
|         |           |   CLI   |   FPM   |   CGI   |        |         |
+---------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+
+---------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+

I feel like the SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH env var does not do anything. How is it supposed to work? I didn't see any documentation in the initial PR :/

[tucksaun]

How is it supposed to work?

The CLI will proceed as for every potential directory it usually detect and look for the binaries.

I feel like the SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH env var does not do anything.

To be noted: this has not been released yet.

[Kocal]

I feel like the SYMFONY_CLI_PHP_PATH env var does not do anything.

To be noted: this has not been released yet.

... indeed 🤦🏻 it's only present on Symfony CLI master branch