Uninstall & install new PHP version

I had enough of shenanigans of installing PHP and failing to use it. Here’s a way I finally got it to work.

January 4, 2022

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1brew unlink php@7.4
2brew install php
3brew link php

You can be specific about which version of php you wish to delete / install.

If brew link php@whatever-version-installed does not work, may need to try:

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1vi .zshrc

This opens vim editor. We need to add following code to the editor:

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1export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/opt/php@8.0/bin

or

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1export PATH="/usr/local/opt/php@8.1/bin:$PATH"

We need to source the file to apply new changes permanently.

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1source .zshrc

Now try:

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1php -v
2which php


Or

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