Why doesn't Openserver change PHP versions?

Question

PHP

Initially I have PHP 7.0.0, I need to install 5.6 because of this error "Cannot use 'String' as class name as it is reserved
" in laravel 5.1. I change to openserver modules, put 5.6 instead of php 7.0.0, then I enter PHPstorm in the terminal
php -version
and it gives me what the php 7.0.0 module costs

. What is my mistake? Where did I do wrong?

Answer 1

so you change in the open server, and look in the storm console. openserver does not change the global PHP version. and the storm uses the global just. that is, if you had not installed 7.0 yourself, then in the storm you would not have had PHP at all.
to change the global you need to register the path to it in PATH.
or to use the PHP version selected in the openserver (without changing PATH) - open the console built into it (openserver in the tray -> advanced -> console) and your 5.6 will be there