PHPBrew

Spec sheet

Purpose

PHPBrew builds and installs multiple PHP versions in a user's home directory.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The project describes use for building and managing multiple PHP versions locally, including without root permission when installing in a home directory.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

Its library lookup prefixes include Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, Ubuntu, or a custom path.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phpbrew.github.io

Apache modules

It can compile Apache PHP modules and keep them separate by PHP version.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phpbrew.github.io

Build requirements

Users need development packages installed to build PHP.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phpbrew.github.io

Build variants

It simplifies PHP configure options into variants and supports builds with options such as PDO, MySQL, SQLite, and debug.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Download

The installation instructions offer a downloadable phpbrew.phar release and show how to place it in a directory on PATH.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phpbrew.github.io

Extensions

It installs PHP extensions from PHP source or PECL and creates configuration files to enable installed extensions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phpbrew.github.io

Older PHP versions

The project says builds of PHP versions unsupported by PHP's official support may not succeed and related issues will not be fixed.Read 7 Oct 2026 · phpbrew.github.io

PHP FPM

It provides commands to start, stop, inspect, test, and edit PHP-FPM, provided the PHP build has the fpm variant enabled.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Shell support

The setup instructions cover bash, zsh, and fish shell configuration.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

System wide use

PHPBrew can install multiple PHP versions into a system wide environment as well as a user's home directory.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Version switching

It can temporarily use a PHP version or switch the default version, and integrates with bash and zsh.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Development Environment Managers#34 of 507.5