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Post Installation on Mac OS X

If you intend to use PHP and other tools provided by Zend Server (pear and pecl) from the command line (PHP CLI), it is recommended that you add the <install_path>/bin directory to your $PATH environment variable.

This can be done in two ways:

Per user profile
For all users

The following procedure is intended for use with bash. If you are using a different shell, adjust the procedure accordingly.

To add the <install_path>/bin directory to your $PATH environment variable per user profile:

Using a text editor, open .bashrc (located in your home directory).
Add the following lines to the end of the file:

PATH=$PATH:<install_path>/bin

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:<install_path>/lib

Replace <install_path> with your Zend Server installation path.

Save the file.
In order for this to take effect, close and reopen your shell or run the following command:

source ~/.bashrc

You can now run the PHP binary provided by Zend Server without typing its full path.

To add the <install_path>/bin directory to your $PATH environment variable for all users:

Log in as root or use sudo to execute the following commands.
Using a text editor, open /etc/profile.
Add the following lines to the end of the file:

PATH=$PATH:<install_path>/bin

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:<install_path>/lib

Replace <install_path> with your Zend Server installation path.

Save the file.
In order for this to take effect, close and reopen your shell or run the following command:

source /etc/profile

You can now run the PHP binary provided by Zend Server without typing its full path.