🧩 PHP Selector Management on cPanel + CloudLinux 9.5

How to Manage PHP Versions with CloudLinux PHP Selector on cPanel
Tested Environment: CloudLinux 9.5 + cPanel

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🔄 Switch Users from Native PHP to a Specific Version

To migrate all users currently using native PHP to a specific version (e.g., PHP 7.4), run:

selectorctl --change-to-version=7.4 --version=native

💡 Replace 7.4 with the target PHP version (e.g., 5.6, 8.1, etc.).

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🌐 Set a Default PHP Version for New Accounts

To make PHP 5.6 the default version for all newly created cPanel accounts:

selectorctl --set-current=5.6

📌 This only applies to new users added after the command is run. It will not affect existing users.

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✅ View Available PHP Versions

To list all PHP versions installed on the server:

selectorctl --list-available

To list only enabled versions:

selectorctl --list-enabled

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⚙️ Enable or Disable Specific PHP Versions

Enable PHP 5.6 in the selector:

selectorctl --enable=5.6

Disable PHP 7.3 from the selector:

selectorctl --disable=7.3

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🔁 Sync PHP Configuration for All Users

After making version changes, apply the updates to all existing users:

selectorctl --sync-users

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Example Use Case:
If you’ve just enabled PHP 8.2 and want all native users moved to it and future users to default to 8.2:

selectorctl --enable=8.2
selectorctl --change-to-version=8.2 --version=native
selectorctl --set-current=8.2
selectorctl --sync-users