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PHM (PHP Manager) is a binary PHP package manager for macOS. Forget about Homebrew, MacPorts, and local compilation. PHM downloads ready-made, precompiled packages and installs them in seconds.

Quick Start

1. Install PHM

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/phm-dev/phm/main/scripts/install-phm.sh | bash

2. Add PHP to PATH

export PATH="/opt/php/bin:$PATH"

3. Install PHP

phm install php8.5-cli php8.5-fpm
phm use 8.5
php -v

What’s Next

• Installation — detailed installation instructions
• Shell Setup — bash, zsh, and environment variables
• Developer Tools — Composer, Symfony CLI, PHPStan
• Version Switching — per-project PHP versions with .php-version
• Web Servers — Symfony server and PHP-FPM configuration
• Configuration — directory structure and php.ini
• Available Packages — complete list of PHP packages

Available Commands

phm install <package>         # Install packages or tools
phm remove <package>          # Remove packages or tools
phm upgrade                   # Upgrade all packages
phm list                      # List installed packages
phm search <query>            # Search packages
phm info <package>            # Show package details
phm use <version>             # Set default PHP version
phm fpm start|stop|restart    # Manage PHP-FPM
phm ext enable|disable <ext>  # Manage extensions
phm self-update               # Update PHM itself