Install php72 on MacOS using brew

Question

I'm trying to install php72 using brew.

Actually when I do brew install php72 it's downloading "https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/php-7.3.0.mojave.bottle.tar.gz".

So when I check php version it's showing me PHP 7.3.0 (cli).

How can I install exactly php72 and not php73 ?

Yes and it don't find it. To unlink it I have to run `brew unlink php72` — Ugo Lfe, Dec 27 '18 at 08:50

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 04 '19 at 19:01

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I found the solution.

Instead of installing php72 you must specify version like this php@7.2.

brew unlink [your actual php version linked]
brew install php@7.2
brew link php@7.2

edited Jun 04 '19 at 19:01

Zoe

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answered Dec 27 '18 at 08:59

Ugo Lfe

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '19 at 19:09

Installing PHP 7.2 on Mac using Homebrew

Check version

  php -v

check brew is up to date

  brew update

  brew upgrade

Unlink php version which is installed in the system

  brew unlink php71

Now final step to download**

  brew install php72

  export PATH=/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 18 '20 at 11:53

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This worked for me

brew upgrade
brew unlink php71
brew install php72

then in your ~/.bash_profile

export PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/php\@7.2/7.2.26/bin/:$PATH

edited Jun 18 '20 at 11:53

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answered Jan 13 '20 at 12:34

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awesome, because i cannot do unlink, i just do brew install, then put that export text in ~/.bash_profile – Anthony Kal Jun 18 '20 at 11:53

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 27 '18 at 08:52

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brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php
brew unlink php71
brew install php72 --with-argon2 
brew install php72-xdebug

For more info follow url https://murze.be/how-to-upgrade-from-php-71-to-72-on-macos-using-homebrew

answered Dec 27 '18 at 08:52

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 04 '19 at 19:00

Note older version's of Mac OS are not supported, I'm trying with docker which also doesn't support older versions of Mac OS completely (no desktop version). Trying with just docker machine as follows;

base=https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/download/v0.16.0 &&
  curl -L $base/docker-machine-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) >/usr/local/bin/docker-machine &&
  chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-machine

Install php72 on MacOS using brew

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