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Switching PHP Versions

Section titled “Switching PHP Versions”

Switching PHP versions on your local machine is easy using brew.

  1. Find current PHP version

    Terminal window
    php -v

  2. Unlink current version

    Terminal window
    brew unlink php
    # or
    brew unlink php@version #e.g. brew unlink php@7.4

  3. Install the desired version using brew

    Terminal window
    brew install php@version #e.g. brew install php@7.4

  4. Link the desired version

    Terminal window
    brew link php@version #e.g. brew link php@7.4

  5. Verify the version is now linked

    Terminal window
    php -v