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Install phpbrew with Homebrew
Brew & manage PHP versions in pure PHP at HOME. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11.
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Package summary
Brew & manage PHP versions in pure PHP at HOME
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- phpbrew
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Project history and usage
PHPBrew is a PHP version and build manager that installs multiple PHP runtimes under a user-controlled directory and switches between them from the shell.
Project history
PHPBrew was created by Yo-An Lin, with Márcio Almada also credited by the official documentation. It is implemented in PHP and was designed to build and manage multiple PHP versions without requiring system-wide installation.
Adoption history
PHPBrew follows the language-version-manager pattern popularized in developer tooling: versions are installed beneath the user’s home directory and can be selected per shell. Homebrew distributes the PHPBrew command itself, while PHPBrew compiles the requested PHP runtimes.
How it is used
Users initialize shell integration with `phpbrew init`, build a runtime with `phpbrew install`, and select versions with `phpbrew use` or `phpbrew switch`. Additional commands install extensions, edit php.ini, and manage PHP-FPM.
Why package nerds care
PHPBrew appeals to package-oriented developers because it makes PHP build variants explicit and reproducible at the command line. Its variant system can combine database, debugging, web-server, and extension options while accommodating dependency prefixes from Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, and Ubuntu.
Timeline
- Early project: Yo-An Lin created PHPBrew as a pure-PHP tool for managing locally built PHP versions.
- PHP 5 era: The documented workflow supported old PHP releases, compile variants, PECL extensions, Apache modules, and PHP-FPM.
- Current project: PHPBrew remains available as a Homebrew formula and through its official PHAR releases.
Related projects
- PHP source releases are the runtimes PHPBrew builds.
- PECL supplies many extensions handled by PHPBrew’s extension commands.
- Homebrew and MacPorts prefixes can be detected when resolving build dependencies.
Sources
- Official documentation: https://phpbrew.github.io/phpbrew
- Official wiki: https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew/wiki
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security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
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~/.phpbrew/config.yaml~/.phpbrew/bashrc./.phpbrewrc
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
phpbrew | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version2.2.0
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrewnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:phpbrew |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/phpbrew |
| Homepage | https://phpbrew.github.io/phpbrew |
| Repository | https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew |
| Upstream docs | https://phpbrew.github.io/phpbrew |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew/releases/download/2.2.0/phpbrew.phar |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T12:46:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | php@8.4 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | phpbrew |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation