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Install php@8.4 with Homebrew, winget, apk, scoop, apt, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

General-purpose scripting language. Version 8.4.27 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-25. Also installable with winget: winget install --id PHP.PHP.8.4 -e.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install php@8.4

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install php

MacPorts ports tree · lang/php/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add php84

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · php84 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php8.4

Debian stable package indexes · libapache2-mod-php8.4 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install php

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · php · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#php

nixpkgs package indexes · php · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S php

Arch Linux sync databases · php · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install php

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · php · source: archive.ubuntu.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install php8

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · php8 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id PHP.PHP.8.4 -e

Windows Package Manager source index · PHP.PHP.8.4 · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install versions/php84

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/php84.json · source: api.github.com

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install php

Chocolatey community package catalog · php · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

General-purpose scripting language

Project links

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

PHP 8.4 is a version-pinned distribution of PHP for applications, extensions, and CI jobs targeting the PHP 8.4 language and ABI.

Project history

PHP began with Rasmus Lerdorf's personal CGI tools in 1994 and a public source release in 1995. PHP 3 established the collaborative language project, PHP 4 introduced the Zend Engine, PHP 7 delivered major runtime-performance improvements, and PHP 8 expanded the type system and modern language syntax.

PHP 8.4.0 was released on 21 November 2024.

Adoption history

PHP 8.4 introduced property hooks, asymmetric property visibility, an updated DOM API, and other language and performance work. Property hooks were particularly notable because computed and guarded properties became visible to IDEs and static analyzers as native language constructs.

The versioned Homebrew package provides a stable branch target while the unversioned PHP formula proceeds to newer minor series. Projects use that separation for production parity, framework certification, extension builds, and multi-version CI.

How it is used

The installed command set covers CLI execution, CGI/FPM web serving, phpdbg debugging, PEAR/PECL workflows, PHAR archives, and native-extension builds using phpize and php-config.

PHP reads php.ini according to the compiled and SAPI-specific search order. CGI/FastCGI installations may additionally apply .user.ini settings in application directories.

Why package nerds care

The keg-only packaging model permits PHP 8.4 to live alongside other PHP branches. For package maintainers, that means Composer constraints, extension ABI compatibility, deprecations, and framework support can be tested without continually replacing the workstation's only PHP installation.

Timeline

1994: The first PHP CGI tools were created.
1995: PHP Tools source was released publicly.
1998: PHP 3.0 established the modern PHP project.
2000: PHP 4.0 introduced the Zend Engine.
2015: PHP 7.0 introduced Zend Engine 3.
2020: PHP 8.0 began the PHP 8 series.
2024: PHP 8.4.0 was released.

Related projects

Composer manages PHP project dependencies. IDEs and analyzers benefit directly from PHP 8.4's native modeling of properties and other language constructs.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for php@8.4. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Installs with 21 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: php.ini.user.ini

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
No executable data was present.

freshness

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 generated2026-11-04

manager version8.4.27

manager updated2026-10-25

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.php.net/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.php.net/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:php@8.4
Version	8.4.27
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/php@8.4
Homepage	https://www.php.net/
Upstream docs	https://www.php.net/
License	PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND bcrypt-Solar-Designer AND BSD-2-Clause-Darwin AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause-UC AND ISC AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND OLDAP-2.8 AND TCL AND Zlib
Source archive	https://www.php.net/distributions/php-8.4.27.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-10-25T12:29:56+02:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	apr, apr-util, argon2, autoconf, curl, freetds, gd, gettext, gmp, icu4c@79, libpq, libsodium, libzip, net-snmp, oniguruma, openldap, openssl@4, pcre2, sqlite, tidy-html5, unixodbc
Build dependencies	httpd, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	bzip2, libedit, libffi, libxml2, libxslt
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared
Caveats	To enable PHP in Apache add the following to httpd.conf and restart Apache: LoadModule php_module $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/php@8.4/lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so <FilesMatch \.php$> SetHandler application/x-httpd-php </FilesMatch> Finally, check DirectoryIndex includes index.php DirectoryIndex index.php index.html The php.ini and php-fpm.ini file can be found in: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/php/8.4/

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	php@8.4
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	yes
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

PHP.PHP.8.4

winget install --id PHP.PHP.8.4 -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Php 8 4

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: PHP.PHP.8.4 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

Debian apt92%

libapache2-mod-php8.4 8.4.23-1~deb13u1

server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (Apache 2 module)