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php@8.4 for Mac

General-purpose scripting language

Quick answer: php@8.4 is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install php@8.4. It is distributed under the PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND bcrypt-Solar-Designer AND BSD-2-Clause-Darwin AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause-UC AND ISC AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND OLDAP-2.8 AND TCL AND Zlib licence. It has 3,683 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What php@8.4 is

php@8.4 is a command-line tool for macOS: general-purpose scripting language.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND bcrypt-Solar-Designer AND BSD-2-Clause-Darwin AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause-UC AND ISC AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND OLDAP-2.8 AND TCL AND Zlib licence.

How to install php@8.4

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install php@8.4.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install php@8.4 on Mac?

Run brew install php@8.4 in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is php@8.4 open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND bcrypt-Solar-Designer AND BSD-2-Clause-Darwin AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause-UC AND ISC AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND OLDAP-2.8 AND TCL AND Zlib licence.

Does php@8.4 run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is php@8.4?

It was installed 3,683 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #428 in this catalogue.

What version of php@8.4 is current?

The latest packaged version is 8.4.27.