phpbrew/phpbrew

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PHPBrew is a command-line tool written in PHP that builds and installs multiple PHP versions in your home directory without root access. It simplifies configure options into variants, manages PHP extensions, and integrates with bash/zsh/fish shells for easy version switching.

Use cases

• install multiple PHP versions side by side
• switch PHP versions in the shell
• build PHP with specific extensions like PDO or mysql
• install PHP without root permission
• compile PHP with debug variants for development
• manage PHP extensions per environment

When to choose

• you need multiple PHP versions on one machine
• you cannot use root/sudo to install PHP system-wide
• you want fine-grained control over PHP build variants and extensions
• you develop PHP projects requiring different runtime versions

When to avoid

• you just need a single PHP version (use your OS package manager)
• you prefer prebuilt binaries via Homebrew or Docker
• you need PHP version management on Windows
• you want a managed hosting-style PHP setup

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools cli configuration-management developer-tools programming-languages cli php-version-manager version-switcher php-versions compilation command-line linux macos

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