diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SystemStatusController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SystemStatusController.php
index 9045e91..13682a8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SystemStatusController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SystemStatusController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
@@ -16,9 +17,12 @@ class SystemStatusController extends Controller
         }
 
         $phpDefaultPath = $this->resolveBinary('php');
-        $phpSelectedPath = PHP_BINARY ?: $phpDefaultPath;
+        $phpConfiguredPath = trim((string) Setting::where('key', 'system.php_binary')->value('value'));
+        $phpSelectedPath = $phpConfiguredPath ?: (PHP_BINARY ?: $phpDefaultPath);
         $phpSelectedOk = (bool) $phpSelectedPath;
-        $phpSelectedVersion = PHP_VERSION;
+        $phpSelectedVersion = $phpSelectedPath
+            ? ($this->resolvePhpVersion($phpSelectedPath) ?? PHP_VERSION)
+            : PHP_VERSION;
         $minVersions = $this->resolveMinVersions();
         $composerPath = $this->resolveBinary('composer');
         $nodePath = $this->resolveBinary('node');
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ class SystemStatusController extends Controller
         return response()->json([
             'php' => PHP_VERSION,
             'php_default' => $phpDefaultPath,
+            'php_configured' => $phpConfiguredPath ?: null,
             'php_selected_path' => $phpSelectedPath,
             'php_selected_ok' => $phpSelectedOk,
             'php_selected_version' => $phpSelectedVersion,
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SystemUpdateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SystemUpdateController.php
index 45a50be..85151cd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SystemUpdateController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SystemUpdateController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
@@ -169,7 +170,10 @@ class SystemUpdateController extends Controller
                 ], 500);
             }
 
-            $phpBinary = env('SYSTEM_UPDATE_PHP_BINARY') ?: (PHP_BINARY ?: 'php');
+            $phpBinary = trim((string) Setting::where('key', 'system.php_binary')->value('value'));
+            if ($phpBinary === '') {
+                $phpBinary = env('SYSTEM_UPDATE_PHP_BINARY') ?: (PHP_BINARY ?: 'php');
+            }
             $append("Running migrations (using {$phpBinary})...");
             $migrate = new Process([$phpBinary, 'artisan', 'migrate', '--force'], base_path());
             $migrate->setTimeout(600);
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e28ebeb..b39ad37 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "version": "26.0.2",
-    "build": "49"
+    "build": "52"
 }
diff --git a/git_update.sh b/git_update.sh
index fa23878..b913d9a 100755
--- a/git_update.sh
+++ b/git_update.sh
@@ -21,14 +21,41 @@ git pull --ff-only
 echo "Installing PHP dependencies..."
 composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
 
+resolve_php_bin() {
+  if [[ -n "${PHP_BIN:-}" ]]; then
+    echo "$PHP_BIN"
+    return
+  fi
+  if command -v keyhelp-php84 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "keyhelp-php84"
+    return
+  fi
+  if command -v php >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "php"
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "php"
+}
+
+PHP_BIN="$(resolve_php_bin)"
+
+if [[ -x "artisan" ]]; then
+  CONFIGURED_PHP="$($PHP_BIN artisan tinker --execute="echo \\App\\Models\\Setting::where('key','system.php_binary')->value('value') ?? '';" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$CONFIGURED_PHP" ]]; then
+    if command -v "$CONFIGURED_PHP" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      PHP_BIN="$CONFIGURED_PHP"
+    elif [[ -x "$CONFIGURED_PHP" ]]; then
+      PHP_BIN="$CONFIGURED_PHP"
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
 echo "Installing JS dependencies..."
 npm install
 
 echo "Building assets..."
 npm run build
 
-PHP_BIN="${PHP_BIN:-php}"
-
 echo "Running migrations..."
 $PHP_BIN artisan migrate --force
 
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Acp.jsx b/resources/js/pages/Acp.jsx
index eec859a..6ef03a7 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/Acp.jsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Acp.jsx
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         favicon_128: '',
         favicon_256: '',
     })
+    const [systemCliSettings, setSystemCliSettings] = useState({
+        php_binary: '',
+    })
+    const [systemCliSaving, setSystemCliSaving] = useState(false)
+    const [systemCliError, setSystemCliError] = useState('')
     const settingsDetailMap = {
         forum_name: 'forumName',
         default_theme: 'defaultTheme',
@@ -292,6 +297,9 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                     favicon_256: settingsMap.get('favicon_256') || '',
                 }
                 setGeneralSettings(next)
+                setSystemCliSettings({
+                    php_binary: settingsMap.get('system.php_binary') || '',
+                })
                 setAttachmentSettings({
                     display_images_inline: settingsMap.get('attachments.display_images_inline') || 'true',
                     create_thumbnails: settingsMap.get('attachments.create_thumbnails') || 'true',
@@ -373,6 +381,23 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         }
     }
 
+    const handleSystemCliSave = async (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        setSystemCliSaving(true)
+        setSystemCliError('')
+        try {
+            const value = typeof systemCliSettings.php_binary === 'string'
+                ? systemCliSettings.php_binary.trim()
+                : String(systemCliSettings.php_binary ?? '')
+            await saveSetting('system.php_binary', value)
+            setSystemCliSettings((prev) => ({ ...prev, php_binary: value }))
+        } catch (err) {
+            setSystemCliError(err.message)
+        } finally {
+            setSystemCliSaving(false)
+        }
+    }
+
     const handleLogoUpload = async (file, settingKey) => {
         if (!file) return
         setGeneralUploading(true)
@@ -3588,9 +3613,30 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                                             <h5 className="mb-0">CLI</h5>
                                         </div>
                                         <div className="bb-acp-panel-body">
-                                            <p className="bb-muted mb-0">
-                                                Placeholder: CLI upgrade commands and automation helpers will live here.
-                                            </p>
+                                            {systemCliError && <p className="text-danger">{systemCliError}</p>}
+                                            <Form onSubmit={handleSystemCliSave}>
+                                                <Form.Group className="mb-3">
+                                                    <Form.Label>PHP interpreter</Form.Label>
+                                                    <Form.Control
+                                                        type="text"
+                                                        placeholder={systemStatus?.php_default || '/usr/bin/php'}
+                                                        value={systemCliSettings.php_binary}
+                                                        onChange={(event) =>
+                                                            setSystemCliSettings((prev) => ({
+                                                                ...prev,
+                                                                php_binary: event.target.value,
+                                                            }))
+                                                        }
+                                                    />
+                                                    <Form.Text className="bb-muted">
+                                                        Used for CLI-based updates and maintenance tasks. Leave empty to use
+                                                        the system default.
+                                                    </Form.Text>
+                                                </Form.Group>
+                                                <Button type="submit" variant="dark" disabled={systemCliSaving}>
+                                                    {t('acp.save')}
+                                                </Button>
+                                            </Form>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 )}