diff --git a/lib/system-detect.sh b/lib/system-detect.sh
index ea798b1..b7fa211 100755
--- a/lib/system-detect.sh
+++ b/lib/system-detect.sh
@@ -220,21 +220,33 @@ detect_php_versions() {
         [ -n "$default_version" ] && SYS_PHP_VERSIONS+=("$default_version")
     fi
 
-    # Check EA-PHP versions (cPanel)
+    # Check EA-PHP versions (cPanel) - fast path parsing
     if [ "$SYS_CONTROL_PANEL" = "cpanel" ]; then
-        for php_bin in /opt/cpanel/ea-php*/root/usr/bin/php; do
-            if [ -x "$php_bin" ]; then
-                local version=$($php_bin -v 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '^PHP \K[\d.]+' | head -1)
-                [ -n "$version" ] && SYS_PHP_VERSIONS+=("$version")
+        for php_path in /opt/cpanel/ea-php*/root/usr/bin/php; do
+            if [ -x "$php_path" ]; then
+                # Extract version from path (ea-php82 -> 8.2)
+                local ver=$(echo "$php_path" | grep -oP 'ea-php\K\d+')
+                if [ -n "$ver" ]; then
+                    # Convert 82 -> 8.2, 81 -> 8.1, etc
+                    local major="${ver:0:1}"
+                    local minor="${ver:1}"
+                    # Get patch version from php -v only if needed (slower but accurate)
+                    local full_version=$($php_path -v 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '^PHP \K[\d.]+' | head -1)
+                    [ -n "$full_version" ] && SYS_PHP_VERSIONS+=("$full_version")
+                fi
             fi
         done
     fi
 
-    # Check alt-php versions (CloudLinux)
-    for php_bin in /opt/alt/php*/usr/bin/php; do
-        if [ -x "$php_bin" ]; then
-            local version=$($php_bin -v 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '^PHP \K[\d.]+' | head -1)
-            [ -n "$version" ] && SYS_PHP_VERSIONS+=("$version")
+    # Check alt-php versions (CloudLinux) - fast path parsing
+    for php_path in /opt/alt/php*/usr/bin/php; do
+        if [ -x "$php_path" ]; then
+            # Extract version from path (php74 -> 7.4)
+            local ver=$(echo "$php_path" | grep -oP 'php\K\d+')
+            if [ -n "$ver" ]; then
+                local full_version=$($php_path -v 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '^PHP \K[\d.]+' | head -1)
+                [ -n "$full_version" ] && SYS_PHP_VERSIONS+=("$full_version")
+            fi
         fi
     done