# Install phpbrew with Homebrew

Brew & manage PHP versions in pure PHP at HOME. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:phpbrew
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install phpbrew
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:phpbrew
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/phpbrew>
- **Version:** 2.2.0
- **Source summary:** Brew & manage PHP versions in pure PHP at HOME
- **Homepage:** <https://phpbrew.github.io/phpbrew>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew/wiki>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew/releases/download/2.2.0/phpbrew.phar>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:54-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00

## Executables

- phpbrew (cli)
- phpbrew (alias)

## Dependencies

- php@8.4

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-09
- Package-manager version: 2.2.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- Unix: ~/.phpbrew/config.yaml, ~/.phpbrew/bashrc, ./.phpbrewrc
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** phpbrew
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [php@8.4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/php-8-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [bob](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bob/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [frum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [juliaup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/juliaup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [luaver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/luaver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [nave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nave/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [ry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [scalaenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scalaenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [xcenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [goenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goenv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, development, development-environment.
- [nodebrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nodebrew/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, development, development-environment.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/phpbrew.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/phpbrew.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph