pvers

PHP version manager written in BASH. Easy to install and easy to use. Compile different versions of PHP and switch between them in a moment.

Installation

$ sudo sh -c "curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zinovyev/pvers/v0.7.7/pvers && chmod +x pvers && mv pvers /usr/bin/pvers"

Usage

pvers [ option ... ] [php-version]

Where options are:

-h or --help        Print this message.

-v or --version     Print pvers version.

-l or --list        List locally installed PHP versions.

-d or --delete      Remove locally installed PHP version (as root only).

-i or --install     Install (only) PHP of given version (as root only).

-s or --select      Select (only) PHP of given version (as root only).

-vv or --verbose    Verbose output (show all warnings and errors).

-O or --replace     Replace compilation options with user options. (All the following options will be passed directly to the compiler)

-o or --options     Add user options to the list of existed options. (All the following options will be passed directly to the compiler)

To install or select (if already installed) PHP of version 5.6.6 just type:

$ pvers 5.6.6

As you see, if neither '-i', nor '-s' flag are declared, a package will be first installed (if not already) and then selected (linked). So you can easy skip both of this flags.

Example

Install the latest PHP version:

$ sudo pvers latest
Downloading...
Extracting...
Configuring...
Compiling...
Applying php.ini...
Applying php-fpm.conf...
Successfully installed!
Linking...
Current PHP version is 5.6.6

You can find out which version is currently used by typing:

$ php -v
PHP 5.6.6 (cli) (built: Feb 26 2015 10:51:33) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2015 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Zend Technologies

Now select another version:

$ sudo pvers 5.3
You are trying to install an old version of PHP. Its support is highly experimental. Really want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Linking...
Current PHP version is 5.3.29

Check version is currently used by typing:

$ php -v
PHP 5.3.29 (cli) (built: Mar  1 2015 13:34:21) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies

List all versions installed locally:

$ pvers -l
5.3.29 [*]
5.4.38
5.5.22
5.6.0
5.6.1
5.6.2
5.6.6

Troubleshooting

If you get in troubles while installation, first of all remove broken distro using sh $ pvers -d 5.3.4 command. Then try running again in verbose mode: sh $ pvers 5.3.4 -vv to see all errors and warnings.