Prerequisites

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) installed on your machine
• Command Line Tools for Xcode installed
• Homebrew package manager installed

Installation

1. Open Terminal
2. Update Homebrew:

   brew update

3. Install PHP 8.0:

   brew install [email protected]

4. Link PHP 8.0:

   brew link [email protected]

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 8.0.x is installed.

2. Verify PHP configuration:

   php -i

   This will display the PHP configuration information.

3. Test PHP by creating a simple PHP file:

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

4. Run the PHP file:

   php test.php

   This should display detailed PHP configuration information.