a php switching utillity for homebrew

php-switch

#!/bin/sh

# php switch for homebrew
# $ brew tap josegonzalez/php && brew install php53 --with-mysql && brew install php54 --with-mysql
# Please add '/usr/local/Cellar/php/bin' to the beginning of your PATH variable to enable the command line binaries.

# Might as well ask for password up-front, right?
sudo -v


# Check the command-line argument and create version variable.
if [ -z $1 ]
then
	echo "*** Please provide a PHP version."
	exit 1
fi
version=$1
shortVersion=$(echo "$version" | tr -d '.')
echo "Switching to:  PHP $version"


# Check that the formula/package exists in homebrew and fetch PHP directory.
phpPackage="php$shortVersion"
phpDir="$(brew --prefix $phpPackage)"
if [ $? -eq 1 ]
then
	echo "*** PHP directory not found. Version not installed from homebrew?\n"
	exit 1
fi
echo "PHP dir:       $phpDir"


# Regenerate link to the correct PHP directory.
phpLink="/usr/local/Cellar/php"
rm "$phpLink"
ln -s "$phpDir" "$phpLink"


# Change libphp5.so installation.
libSource=$(brew list "$phpPackage" | grep libphp)
if [ -z "$libSource" ]
then
    echo "*** Could not find suitable libphp5.so for package $phpPackage."
    exit
fi
echo "Library:       $libSource"
ln -sf "$libSource" /usr/local/lib/libphp5.so

sudo apachectl restart