PHPackages shivammathur/spc - PHPackages - PHPackages [Skip to content](#main-content)[PHPackages](/)[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Leaderboard](/leaderboard)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)[Collections](/collections)[Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register) 1. [Directory](/) 2. / 3. [CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. shivammathur/spc ActiveLibrary[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) shivammathur/spc ================ 0.0.5(3y ago)8135MITShell Since Nov 15Pushed 11mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/shivammathur/spc)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/shivammathur/spc)[ RSS](/packages/shivammathur-spc/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (5)DependenciesVersions (6)Used By (0) SPC === [](#spc) setup-php-cli (SPC) is a command line utility to run [setup-php](https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php). OS Support ---------- [](#os-support) Host OS/Virtual environmentPHP SupportedUbuntu 24.04`PHP 5.6` to `PHP 8.5`Ubuntu 22.04`PHP 5.6` to `PHP 8.5`Windows with cygwin`PHP 5.6` to `PHP 8.5`macOS Sequoia 15.x`PHP 5.6` to `PHP 8.5`macOS Sonoma 14.x`PHP 5.6` to `PHP 8.5`macOS Ventura 13.x`PHP 5.6` to `PHP 8.5`Install ------- [](#install) - Using composer ``` composer global require shivammathur/spc sudo cp $(composer global config home)/vendor/bin/spc /usr/local/bin/spc sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/spc ``` - Download from Releases ``` # Download curl -o /tmp/spc -sL https://github.com/shivammathur/spc/releases/latest/download/spc # Verify curl -o /tmp/spc.asc -sL https://github.com/shivammathur/spc/releases/latest/download/spc.asc curl -o /tmp/key.asc -sL https://github.com/shivammathur.gpg gpg --import /tmp/key.asc gpg --verify /tmp/spc.asc /tmp/spc # Install sudo mv /tmp/spc /usr/local/bin/spc sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/spc ``` Options ------- [](#options) ``` -p "[PHP Version]", --php-version "[PHP Version]" Specify PHP version (Required if PHP is not installed) -e "[Extensions]", --extensions "[Extensions]" Specify extensions -b "[INI File]", --ini-file "[INI Values]" Specify base ini file -i "[INI Values]", --ini-values "[INI Values]" Specify ini values -c "[Coverage]", --coverage "[Coverage]" Specify Coverage driver -t "[Tools]", --tools "[Tools]" Specify tools -f "[Debug]", --debug "[Debug]" Specify debug flag -f "[Fail Fast]", --fail-fast "[Fail Fast]" Specify fail-fast flag -z "[PHP TS/NTS]", --phpts "[PHPTS/NTS]" Specify phpts flag -u "[Update]", --update "[Update]" Specify update flag -r "[TAG]", --release "[TAG]" Specify release -v, --verbose Specify verbose mode -V, --version Show version of script -h, --help Show help ``` Examples -------- [](#examples) - Install or switch to a particular PHP version. For example to install `PHP 8.4`. ``` spc -p "8.4" ``` - Install PHP extension, say `intl` and `xml` on `PHP 8.4`. ``` spc -e "intl, xml" ``` - Set the base php.ini file, say set it to `development`. ``` spc -b "development" ``` - Add any configuration to your php.ini, say set timezone to `UTC`. ``` spc -i "date.timezone=UTC" ``` - Set a coverage driver, say `PCOV`. ``` spc -c "pcov" ``` - Install a tool supported by `setup-php` globally. ``` spc -t "phpunit" ``` - Setup a debug build of PHP. ``` spc -p 8.1 -d "true" ``` - Fail if an extension, or a tool does not install. ``` spc -t "random_tool" -f "true" ``` - Update PHP to the latest patch version. ``` spc -u "true" ``` - Setup TS/NTS PHP on `Windows`. (Not supported currently) ``` spc -p "8.4" -z "ts" ``` - Use a particular tag/release of `setup-php`, say to use `v1`. ``` spc -r "v1" ``` - To run `spc` in the verbose mode, this will use `verbose` branch of `setup-php`. ``` spc -v ``` - To check options spc supports in command line. ``` spc -h ``` - To upgrade `spc` to latest version. ``` spc -U ``` - To check `spc` version. ``` spc -V ``` ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 62% of packages Maintenance38 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity48 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~170 days Total 5 Last Release 1375d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e49ce82189a9229680916da6a0c313da72415e8a335a954e02bfc384a7c0c4cb?d=identicon)[shivammathur](/maintainers/shivammathur) --- Top Contributors [![shivammathur](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1571086?v=4)](https://github.com/shivammathur "shivammathur (22 commits)") --- Tags cligithub-actionsphpsetup-php ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/shivammathur-spc/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/shivammathur-spc/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/shivammathur-spc) ``` ### Alternatives [illuminate/console The Illuminate Console package. 13046.0M6.4k](/packages/illuminate-console)[styleci/cli The CLI tool for StyleCI 71470.5k9](/packages/styleci-cli)[winbox/args Windows command-line formatter 20720.9k21](/packages/winbox-args)[tomatophp/filament-artisan Simple but yet powerful library for running some artisan commands for FilamentPHP 3275.4k1](/packages/tomatophp-filament-artisan) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)