macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install phplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install phpMacPorts ports tree · lang/php/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install php with Homebrew, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
General-purpose scripting language. Version 8.5.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install phpDebian stable package indexes · php · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install phpFedora Rawhide package metadata · php · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#phpnixpkgs package indexes · php · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S phpArch Linux sync databases · php · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install php8openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · php8 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install phpChocolatey community package catalog · php · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/phpScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/php.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
General-purpose scripting language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pear
- peardev
- pecl
- phar
- phar.phar
- php
- php-cgi
- php-config
- php-fpm
- phpdbg
- phpize
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- metadata:service
- text:scripting language
Install behavior
- Homebrew declares a post-install hook for this formula.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 21 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
php.ini.user.ini
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pear | cli | global executable | |
peardev | cli | global executable | |
pecl | cli | global executable | |
phar | cli | global executable | |
phar.phar | cli | global executable | |
php | cli | global executable | |
php-cgi | cli | global executable | |
php-config | cli | global executable | |
php-fpm | cli | global executable | |
phpdbg | cli | global executable | |
phpize | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version8.5.8
manager updated2026-07-03
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.php.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:php |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.5.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/php |
| Homepage | https://www.php.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/php/php-src |
| Upstream docs | https://www.php.net/docs.php |
| License | 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 |
| Source archive | https://www.php.net/distributions/php-8.5.8.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-03T00:31:47Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | apr, apr-util, argon2, autoconf, curl, freetds, gd, gettext, gmp, icu4c@78, libpq, libsodium, libzip, net-snmp, oniguruma, openldap, openssl@3, pcre2, sqlite, tidy-html5, unixodbc |
| Build dependencies | httpd, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2, libedit, libffi, libxml2, libxslt |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | defined |
| Service | declared |
| Caveats | To enable PHP in Apache add the following to httpd.conf and restart Apache: LoadModule php_module $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/php/lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so <FilesMatch \.php$> SetHandler application/x-httpd-php </FilesMatch> Finally, check DirectoryIndex includes index.php DirectoryIndex index.php index.html The php.ini and php-fpm.ini file can be found in: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/php/8.5/ |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | php |
| Aliases |
|
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
php 2:8.4+96
server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (default)
sudo apt install php- Section: php
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: php-defaults
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
Nix95%
php
nix profile install nixpkgs#php- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
Ubuntu apt95%
php 2:8.3+93ubuntu2
server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (default)
sudo apt install php- Section: php
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: php-defaults
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php 8.5.7-3.fc45
PHP scripting language for creating dynamic web sites
sudo dnf install php- License: PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND NCSA AND BSL-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-bcmath 8.5.7-3.fc45
A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library
sudo dnf install php-bcmath- License: PHP-3.01 AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-cli 8.5.7-3.fc45
Command-line interface for PHP
sudo dnf install php-cli- License: PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND NCSA AND PostgreSQL
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 16 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-common 8.5.7-3.fc45
Common files for PHP
sudo dnf install php-common- License: PHP-3.01 AND BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 7 dependencies
- 32 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-dba 8.5.7-3.fc45
A database abstraction layer module for PHP applications
sudo dnf install php-dba- License: PHP-3.01
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-dbg 8.5.7-3.fc45
The interactive PHP debugger
sudo dnf install php-dbg- License: PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND NCSA AND BSL-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 15 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-devel 8.5.7-3.fc45
Files needed for building PHP extensions
sudo dnf install php-devel- License: PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND NCSA AND BSL-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 14 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-embedded 8.5.7-3.fc45
PHP library for embedding in applications
sudo dnf install php-embedded- License: PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND NCSA AND BSL-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 13 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-enchant 8.5.7-3.fc45
Enchant spelling extension for PHP applications
sudo dnf install php-enchant- License: PHP-3.01
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-ffi 8.5.7-3.fc45
Foreign Function Interface
sudo dnf install php-ffi- License: PHP-3.01
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-fpm 8.5.7-3.fc45
PHP FastCGI Process Manager
sudo dnf install php-fpm- License: PHP-3.01 AND Zend-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND NCSA AND BSL-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 23 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-gd 8.5.7-3.fc45
A module for PHP applications for using the gd graphics library
sudo dnf install php-gd- License: PHP-3.01
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
dnf95%
php-gmp 8.5.7-3.fc45
A module for PHP applications for using the GNU MP library
sudo dnf install php-gmp- License: PHP-3.01
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: php
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Php
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