I apologize for the lengthy question, I am just trying to get all the information out here in case it is helpful in getting an answer. This is my first time setting up Apache and PHP. I am using an Apple Silicon MacBook.
I am trying to follow this tutorial called "macOS 11.0 Big Sur Apache Setup: Multiple PHP Versions".
So far so good, but now I am at this part where I have to install a PHP Switcher Script.
PHP Switcher Script We hard-coded Apache to use PHP 5.6, but we really want to be able to switch between versions. Luckily, some industrious individuals have already done the hard work for us and written a very handy little PHP switcher script.
This is the piece of code I installed to get the sphp function I need.
What's supposed to happen is, if I type sphp 5.6 into my Terminal, my PHP version should change to said version, in this case PHP@5.6. I even made appropriate changes in the httpd.conf and the sphp file to change the usr/local to opt/homebrew locations.
What happens now is after typing the sphp command, my terminal returns this, meaning it "works", but it doesn't.
francisgomez@192 ~ % sphp 5.6
Switching to php@5.6
Switching your shell
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@5.6/5.6.40... 25 symlinks removed.
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@7.0/7.0.33... 0 symlinks removed.
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@7.1/7.1.33... 0 symlinks removed.
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@7.2/7.2.34... 0 symlinks removed.
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@7.3/7.3.27... 0 symlinks removed.
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@7.4/7.4.16... 0 symlinks removed.
Unlinking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php/8.0.3... 0 symlinks removed.
Linking /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php@5.6/5.6.40... 25 symlinks created.
If you need to have this software first in your PATH instead consider running:
echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/php@5.6/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/php@5.6/sbin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
Switching your apache conf
Restarting apache
Stopping `httpd`... (might take a while)
==> Successfully stopped `httpd` (label: homebrew.mxcl.httpd)
==> Successfully started `httpd` (label: homebrew.mxcl.httpd)
PHP 5.6.40 (cli) (built: Feb 28 2021 06:37:47)
Copyright (c) 1997-2016 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v7.0.6-dev, Copyright (c) 1999-2016, by Zend Technologies
All done!It works in the sense that the sphp command does something, but it doesn't actually change the PHP version that is being used.
I think this has something to do with the $apache_conf_path in the sphp file? As I said, I already changed it from usr/local to opt/homebrew, but for some reason when I type brew services, the change doesn't happen. I am still stuck on the same PHP version I had earlier.
francisgomez@192 ~ % brew services
Name Status User Plist
httpd started francisgomez /Users/francisgomez/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.httpd.plist
mongodb-community started francisgomez /Users/francisgomez/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mongodb-community.plist
php started francisgomez /Users/francisgomez/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.php.plist
php@5.6 stopped
php@7.0 stopped
php@7.1 stopped
php@7.2 stopped
php@7.3 stopped
php@7.4 stopped The php indicated refers to PHP@8.0. It didn't change to PHP@5.6.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!