check php version linux command line code example

Example 1: check the php version in ubuntu

php --version

Example 2: php check version ubuntu

php -version

Example 3: php version command linux

# php --version
PHP 5.4.16 (cli) (built: Mar  7 2018 13:34:47) 
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