Clone the repo and add the directory to you Path variable.

git clone https://github.com/drissboumlik/pvm

cd pvm

Run this command to setup pvm

pvm setup

Display the avilable options

pvm help

Display active PHP version

pvm current

This one lists the PHP installations. Type 'available' at the end to see what can be installed. Add -f or --force to load from the online source.

pvm list [available [-f]] # or --force

Install a specific version.

• Add --xdebug to enable xdebug
• Add --opcache to enable opcache
• Add --dir=/absolute/path/ to specify a custom installation directory

pvm install <version> [--xdebug] [--opcache] [--dir=/absolute/path/]

Uninstall a specific version

pvm uninstall <version>

Switch to use the specified version

pvm use <version>

Switch to use the detected PHP version from .php-version or composer.json in your current project/directory

pvm use auto

Enable or disable PHP multiple extensions

pvm ini enable xdebug opcache

pvm ini disable xdebug opcache

Set or Get multiple settings values

pvm ini set memory_limit=512M max_file_uploads=20

pvm ini get memory_limit max_file_uploads

Restore backup

pvm ini restore

Run tests against the PowerShell scripts in the repo — especially useful for contributors verifying changes before submitting a pull request:

To run tests with, you need to have the Pester testing framework installed. Pester is a testing framework for PowerShell.

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

Install-Module -Name Pester -Force -SkipPublisherCheck

💡 If prompted to trust the repository, type Y and press Enter.

You can verify the installation with:

Get-Module -ListAvailable Pester

pvm test [files = (files inside the tests/ directory)] [verbosity = (None|Normal|Detailed|Diagnostic)]

# Examples:
pvm test # Runs all tests with Normal verbosity.
pvm test use install # Runs only use.tests.ps1 and install.tests.ps1 with Normal verbosity.
pvm test Detailed # Runs all tests with Detailed verbosity.
pvm test helpers list Diagnostic # Runs helpers.tests.ps1 and list.tests.ps1 with Diagnostic verbosity.