philcook/brew-php-switcher

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1007 stars · 92 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A simple shell script for macOS Homebrew users that switches PHP versions for both Apache and CLI with a single command, automatically rewriting the Apache module configuration. It supports PHP 5.6 through 8.5 and can also switch or skip Laravel Valet configuration.

Use cases

• switch php versions on mac with homebrew
• change apache and cli php version in one command
• manage multiple php versions across legacy and new projects
• stop editing apache config manually when switching php
• switch php version for laravel valet
• switch between php 7.4 and php 8.x locally

When to choose

• you are on macOS and installed PHP via Homebrew
• you support multiple projects that require different major PHP versions
• you want Apache and Valet configs updated automatically when switching PHP
• you want a single-command alternative to editing httpd.conf by hand

When to avoid

• you are on Linux or Windows rather than macOS
• your PHP is installed from source or a non-Homebrew package manager
• you run Nginx instead of Apache since only Apache and Valet configs are handled
• you need per-project PHP version pinning rather than machine-wide switching

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli configuration-management developer-tools developer-tools web-development cli homebrew php version-switcher shell-script apache valet macos php-versions command-line

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