Change php cli version in plesk

phpversion.sh

#!/bin/sh

printf "Switching php to version 7.1 with symlinks.\n"
printf "Press any key to continue...\n"

read CONTINUE

printf "Creating backups..."

# Backup original binaries
mv /usr/bin/php /usr/bin/php.backup
mv /usr/bin/php-cgi /usr/bin/php-cgi.backup
# mv /usr/bin/phpize /usr/bin/phpize.backup

printf " done.\n\n"

printf "Creating symlinks..."

# Create symlinks to the plesk ones
ln -s /opt/plesk/php/7.1/bin/php /usr/bin/php
ln -s /opt/plesk/php/7.1/bin/php-cgi /usr/bin/php-cgi
# ln -s /opt/plesk/php/7.1/bin/phpize /usr/bin/phpize

printf " done.\n\n"

printf "Process completed.\n"
printf "PHP version is:\n"

php -v

printf "\nand PHP binary path is:\n"

which php

printf "\n\n"