> On May 7, 2022, at 1:11 AM, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On May 5, 2022, at 11:14 PM, JEFFRY KILLEN wrote:
>
>> I installed php80 and ran php -v in the terminal.
>> Command not found was the response.
>>
>> I looks like there was no command line version of
>> php with Monterey as well as no module. But it is not
>> clear where the php executable would be stored.
>>
>> For that matter where would ports put the php executable
>> it installs?
>>
>> I do have MAMP installed on this system and it does work.
>> But I would prefer that the server with php would run on port
>> 80 for localhost.
>>
>> I do not know what Apple really has a problem with:
>> They could offer updates to php as well as other resources.
>> The rational I have seen is that the builting php is not up to
>> date from system to system. But why would they wait for a
>> completely new system to update php?
>
> As Craig said, `port contents php80` shows you what the port installed.
> Specifically, the CLI PHP executable is called php80. If you want it to be
> available as "php", run `sudo port select php php80` which will create the
> appropriate symlinks for you. `sudo port select php none` will remove the
> symlinks.
>
> You're welcome to use php80 or any older versions; I try to keep older
> versions of PHP usable in MacPorts for those who need them. However, php81 is
> the current stable version, so consider using that.
>
> "MAMP" stands for "macOS, Apache, MySQL or MariaDB, and PHP" but I assume you
> meant you installed those outside of MacPorts. If so, you probably only need
> one set of those things, so either the ones you installed outside of MacPorts
> or the ones you install with MacPorts should suffice and you could remove the
> others.
>
> Apple has announced that scripting languages are being removed from macOS.
> Apple already removed php in macOS 12.0 and python 2.7 in macOS 12.3 and
> perhaps they will remove other scripting languages in a future version of
> macOS. Therefore you'll probably want to stop relying on scripting languages
> that Apple ships and use either MacPorts or another method to install
> up-to-date versions.
>
I installed MAMP prior to installing MacPorts. So I assume the MAMP and
MacPorts are separate.
Thank you for the response and info
JK
