[FIXED] How to set the PATH environment variable in Jenkins configuration on Windows?

Issue

When I run my build process on Windows Server 2008, it fails with the error message like

Cannot run program "foo": CreateProcess: error=2, The system cannot find the file specified

I've already had a similar issue on Ubuntu Server and resolved it by adding the path to the folder with the binaries installed globally by Composer to the PATH variable in Jenkins config (Manage Jenkins -> Configure System -> Global properties -> Environment variables: name=PATH, value=$PATH:$COMPOSER_HOME/vendor/bin/):

(Due to a permissions moving COMPOSER_HOME outside of the /root directory was also needed to another one, accessible for Jenkins, was also needed.)

Now I tried the same on Windows, but it doesn't work. So, maybe I'm just setting the PATH wrong. What I've tried:

PATH
$PATH:D:\path\to\COMPOSER_HOME\vendor\bin

PATH
$PATH;D:\path\to\COMPOSER_HOME\vendor\bin

PATH
%PATH%D:\path\to\COMPOSER_HOME\vendor\bin

PATH
%PATH%;D:\path\to\COMPOSER_HOME\vendor\bin

How to set the PATH environment variable in Jenkins configs correctly working on Windows?

Solution

The issue I had was caused not by a wrong Path configuration. %PATH%;D:\path\to\COMPOSER_HOME\vendor\bin is correct.

Answered By - automatix

Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (PHPFixing Admin)