Can't install PHP using Homebrew on macOS

Question

I am trying to install PHP on macOS using Homebrew (https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/php), but every time I get the following error:

Warning: No available formula or cask with the name "php".
==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.
==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.

And when using brew search php I can only find phpstorm and eclipse-php. How come I can't find or install PHP on macOS using Homebrew? Thanks in advance!

Side note: I have already updated Homebrew to the latest version and checked the formulae on GitHub, last commit was 6 days ago https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/HEAD/Formula/php.rb

user_5882307 · Answer

Posting the answer from https://githubmemory.com/repo/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/77629 in case it gets deleted/removed.

Your core tap is missing. Do:

rm -rf $(brew --repo homebrew/core)
brew tap homebrew/core
brew update

All due credits to the original poster. :)

Can't install PHP using Homebrew on macOS

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