bash: npm: command not found in cPanel Terminal

Question

I get response, When try to write:

$ /opt/cpanel/ea-nodejs16/bin/npm -v
8.1.2

but with :

$ npm -v
bash: npm: command not found

So, I tried as the same logic but it didn't work:

$ /opt/cpanel/ea-nodejs16/bin/npm install
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path /home/mydomain/public_html/app/package.json
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/mydomain/public_html/app/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/mydomain/.npm/_logs/2022-03-02T14_43_55_155Z-debug.log

So, how to make " npm " command lines works on server.

Somerville

The error message looks clear in this case. Your currently directory doesn't have a package.json file. – Pontificate

Answer 1

First install NodeJS install on cPanel, WHM.

To install NodeJS from WHM, Goto Home / Software / EasyApache 4

And in Additional Packages find NodeJS.

After that create an environment variable which points to the node directory. Run this command to do that.

export PATH=/opt/cpanel/ea-nodejs16/bin/:$PATH

Finally run npm -v to check NodeJS version.

Hope this will help for someone.

Equipoise

This was very helpful. I was not aware that it will be installed in in /opt/cpanel/ directory. but now it makes sense, all the additional packages resides here. Thanks – Baziotes

Answer 2

You need to create an environment variable which points to the right directory. This should do the job:

export PATH=/opt/cpanel/ea-nodejs16/bin/:$PATH

or add it to your .bashrc file to keep it persistent. And regarding this npm error you get, as jordanm mentioned you don't have package.json file in you current directory.

Chekhov

Answer 3

You have to store the path inside in your .bashrc file. You can do it easily by run following command.

echo export PATH=/opt/cpanel/ea-nodejs16/bin/:$PATH

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