Prerequisites

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) installed
• Admin access to your Mac
• Homebrew package manager installed
• Terminal application

Installation

1. Open Terminal application
2. Update Homebrew:

   brew update

3. Install PHP 7.0:

   brew install [email protected]

4. Link PHP 7.0:

   brew link [email protected] --force

5. Add PHP to your PATH:

   echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/[email protected]/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc

6. Reload your shell configuration:

   source ~/.zshrc

Verification

1. Check PHP version:

   php -v

   You should see output indicating PHP 7.0.x is installed.

2. Verify PHP configuration:

   php -i

   This will display the PHP configuration information.

3. Create a test PHP file:

   echo '<?php phpinfo();' > test.php

4. Run the test file:

   php test.php

   This should display detailed PHP configuration information.