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Install PHP on OSX
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There are many ways to get the latest PHP version running on your mac, but so far the one that seemed the least complicated is to use phpbrew

Start here: https://github.com/phpbrew/phpbrew

From there, there are instructions for getting PHP installed. It's also used as a version switcher, which can be useful for managing multiple projects with different version requirements.

I noticed, the build failed because of a missing component called "libmcrypt". To fix that I just installed that with homebrew:

$ brew install libmcrypt

Once you have that all set up properly, you can install the specific version of PHP you want:

$ phpbrew install 5.6.4 +default

Then use that version:

$ phpbrew switch php-5.6.4

You can check to make sure you're on the correct version:

php --version
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