PHP is not recognized as an internal or external command in command prompt

Question

I got the following error when I run a command with php

C:\\xampp\\htdocs>php
\'php\' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
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Answer 1

Set "C:\xampp\php" in your PATH Environment Variable. Then restart CMD prompt.

Answer 2

Is your path correctly configured?

In Windows, you can do that as described here:

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm