{"id":2742,"date":"2022-05-28T23:55:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T14:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-n8finch.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2742"},"modified":"2022-05-28T23:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T14:55:42","slug":"local-php-and-nodejs-version-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/local-php-and-nodejs-version-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Local PHP and NodeJS Version Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When working on projects with your local computer, it\u2019s essential to be able to test new versions of the languages you\u2019re using. Browser JavaScript is fairly straightforward: use the browser, make sure it\u2019s updated, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with server-side languages (like PHP, NodeJS, Python, Go, etc.), there\u2019s a little more nuance. Some systems come with languages installed on them (I tend to work on a Mac), but they usually come with a single version, and there isn\u2019t a UI or straightforward way to update them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tend to have vertualized environments for this kind of thing, but if you\u2019re looking to install and easily switch between local versions versions of a language you\u2019re running, these two repositories might be helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: I\u2019m on a Mac, so these are what I use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PHP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/shivammathur\/homebrew-php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Homebrew PHP<\/a> for a bit now and really like how easy it is to get, use, and upgrade different PHP versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are installation instructions in the Github repo, as well as commands for downloading, upgrading, and changing PHP versions. Since those commands are hard to remember, I&#8217;ve created a few bash functions and put them in my <code>.bash_aliases<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># PHP version management for Homebrew PHP\n# https:\/\/github.com\/shivammathur\/homebrew-php\nphpget () { brew install shivammathur\/php\/php@&quot;$1&quot; }\nphpswitch () { brew link --overwrite --force shivammathur\/php\/php@&quot;$1&quot; }\nphpupgrade () { brew upgrade shivammathur\/php\/php@&quot;$1&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now if I want to switch to a different PHP version, I just type <code>phpswitch 8.2<\/code> into my terminal and I&#8217;m up and running with 8.2.x.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has made testing new PHP features and staying up to date with package requirements easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NodeJS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, using <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/nvm-sh\/nvm\/blob\/master\/README.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Node Version Manager<\/a> has been a breeze for switching between versions of NodeJS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Installation instructions and commands are available in the repo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of commands you can use (from the repo):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ nvm use 16\nNow using node v16.9.1 (npm v7.21.1)\n\n$ node -v\nv16.9.1\n\n$ nvm install 12\nNow using node v12.22.6 (npm v6.14.5)\n\n$ nvm ls\n       v10.23.0\n       v12.20.0\n       v14.18.1\n-&gt;     v16.15.0\n         system\ndefault -&gt; 12.20.0 (-&gt; v12.20.0)\nnode -&gt; stable (-&gt; v16.15.0) (default)\nstable -&gt; 16.15 (-&gt; v16.15.0) (default)\n\n$ nvm ls-remote\n(will output all the versions available to install... too many to list here &#x1f913;)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy as that&#8230; and pie &#x1f967; &#x1f60b;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ilyapavlov?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Ilya Pavlov<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/local-development?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When working on projects with your local computer, it\u2019s essential to be able to test new versions of the languages you\u2019re using. 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