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Install PHP 8.5 with ASDF on Arch Linux

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This quick tutorial shows how to install ASDF Version Manager on Arch Linux and use it to install PHP 8.5.

Install Required Dependencies

First, install the required packages and build dependencies:

yay -S base-devel libpng postgresql-libs re2c gd oniguruma libzip libsodium
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You may also want to install additional common dependencies:

yay -S curl git openssl zlib libxml2 sqlite
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Install ASDF

Clone the ASDF repository:

git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf --branch v0.18.0
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Add ASDF to your shell configuration.

Bash 

echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
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ZSH 

echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
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Verify installation:

asdf --version
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Add the PHP Plugin

Install the PHP plugin for ASDF:

asdf plugin add php https://github.com/asdf-community/asdf-php.git
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Install PHP 8.5

List available PHP versions:

asdf list all php
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Install PHP 8.5:

asdf install php 8.5.0
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Set PHP 8.5 as the global default:

asdf global php 8.5.0
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Reload your shell:

exec $SHELL
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Verify the installation:

php -v
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Expected output:

PHP 8.5.x (cli)
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Useful ASDF Commands

List installed PHP versions:

asdf list php
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Install another PHP version:

asdf install php 8.4.0
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Switch globally:

asdf global php 8.4.0
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Switch locally for a project:

asdf local php 8.5.0
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Optional: Install Composer

After installing PHP, install Composer globally:

php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php composer-setup.php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
rm composer-setup.php
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Verify:

composer --version
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