Managing diff local PHP versions in MacOS

php_macos_installation.md

Managing diff local PHP versions in MacOS

Identify which php versions do you have installed locally

• brew search php

Install the versions that you need

• brew install php@7.4
• brew install php@8.0
• brew install php@8.1
• brew install php@8.2
• brew install php@8.3

Enable your desired version

• brew link php@8.3

Verify the current PHP version

• php -v

How to switch between the different versions?

Now that you have all versions installed, you can switch between them effortlessly. Add this function to your .zshrc:

# Switch PHP version
function sphp() {
    Yellow='\033[0;33m'
    Color_Off='\033[0m'
    
    brew unlink php@$1 && brew link --overwrite --force php@$1

    echo "${Yellow}Validating current PHP Version${Color_Off}"
    php -v
}

Usage example

• sphp 7.4
• sphp 8.0
• sphp 8.1
• sphp 8.2
• sphp 8.3

Demo