How to Setup Apache, PHP 8.0, MariaDB and Apache Virtual Host using Homebrew Part 2 - Installation of PHP 8.0

Install PHP 8.0 using Homebrew

Watch the video at https://youtu.be/3ESdXYOloeQ

1. Add  new tap for php
% brew tap shivammathur/php

2. Install php
% brew install shivammathur/php/php@8.0

3. Link the php
% brew link --overwrite --force php@8.0

4. Close terminal

5. Check installed php
% php -v

6. Tell apache to use php. Open apache config file
% subl /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

7. Add the following lib module
LoadModule php_module /usr/local/opt/php@8.0/lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so

8. Set directory indexes for php. Add index.php in this setting
<IfModule dir_module>
	DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
</IfModule>

9. Add this lines
<FilesMatch \.php$>
	SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>

10. Restart apache
% brew services restart httpd

11. Validate php
Create info.php file

12. Test
http://localhost/info.php