PowerShell – How to use a script without the path to work in the current path?

I apologize in advance, I’m not entirely sure the best way to word my question. Here’s what I’m trying to do…

I created a script called beginPHP.ps1 which is located in my c:\users\USERNAME\scripts directory.

I added said directory with $env:path += c:\users\USERNAME\scripts and it shows when I do $env:path. I also made sure it shows in my Environment Variables (and System Variables) per This Link.

I opened my PowerShell (v7) and went to the directory I wanted the script to RUN in (not where it’s located). In this case C:\xampp\htdocs\wip. Running the command beginPHP gives me the following error:

beginPHP: The term 'beginPHP' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Here’s what I’m looking for —
What am I missing in order to be able to just type in a script name and have it run at the current -Path?

I did check how-to-run-a-powershell-script, but that needs you in the location the script is located. I hope to use this script more than once in more than one location (or I wouldn’t bother creating it).

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FYI – running c:\users\USERNAME\scripts\beginPHP did work, so the script is functional. I’m still trying to figureo out how to NOT need the path everytime.

>Solution :

This should solve your problem:

$newPath = 'c:\users\USERNAME\scripts'

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(
    'Path',
    [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path') + ';' + $newPath,
    [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User # or `::Machine` up to you
)

The problem is that storing the path in $env:Path doesn’t persist across sessions. If you want it to persist, you can use [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable method. You could also consider turning your ps1 into a psm1 and using a Module instead.