Windows PHP Helper

PHP versions

• 8.4
• 8.3
• 8.2
• 7.4

Directory structure

• your_folder
  • windows-php // this reposotory
    • bin // main executables
      • <dir_by_php_version>
        • activate.cmd
        • update.cmd
    • config // PHP configuration files
    • shell // Additional executables
  • modules
    • // php and other services and utils

File designations

bin/X.X/activate.cmd  - Sets the required PHP version by default.
                          If not, download and install.

bin/X.X/update.cmd    - Sets the required PHP version by default.
                          A fresh version of PHP will be forcibly downloaded and installed.

When downloading PHP, the script will also download and install the php_redis, php_yaml and php_xdebug extensions.

Using

1. Specify the link to the PHP folder in the environment variables. For example, c:\dev\modules\php (this is a symlink in PHP).
2. Create links to the files you need from the bin folder in a place convenient for you.
3. Run the links you need and use 😊

Updating this project

• Open a command prompt;
• Go to the project directory;
• Execute the git pull command.