title: Accessing FFMPEG installed above public_html webspace
body: <p>On a shared server with ffmpeg installed above the webspace.  Example: /home/username/ffmpeg/ffmpeg   which is the full address all the way down to the executable.</p>
  
  <p>The problem is that php cannot find ffmpeg using the -verson option. We tried using mod rewrite to a php file in the public_html webspace which then includes the ffmpeg address above the webspace. But that did not work. </p>
  
  <p>I have never dealt with ffmpeg installed this way, its always been installed in /usr/bin/ or /usr/local/bin .   </p>
  
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  <li>is there a htaccess or php ini command to tell php where ffmpeg is installed?</li>
  <li>how does php suppose to access ffmpeg installed in this way, it is installed as an alias? </li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Thanks so much :)</p>