valet run to use correct php version automatically for php cli calls

[tpetry]

I've proposed on twitter an idea on how to improve the valet isolation feature for php cli commands. Changing the global php version to the one from the current valet is problematic if you are working on multiple valet sites in parallel with different versions. You would have to permanently change the global php version.

How about a new command like valet run [args] which is using the php version of the current valet site (the cli is within) to run the command? A call like valet run composer update will work like this:

# within ~/site1 [no-isolation]
php composer update

# within ~/site2 [8.0]
php80 composer update

# within ~/site3 [8.1]
php81 composer update

So instead of constantly changing the global php version when working on multiple projects in parallel, the valet run command will use the valet information about the current directory to run commands. No more use of valet use is ever needed!

[JacobDelcroix]

As discuss on twitter we definitly need that feature to fully isolate our projects. I’m sure many people will try to run artisan or composer command without thinking to change the global php version before. Hope this idea will be accepted! If i can help you to develop that, I will for sure.

[NasirNobin]

I've been trying to solve this same issue. I kinda have a zsh plugin ready that would automatically swap the PHP binary based on the project directory you are in.

I know the Valet team will release something officially. In but meantime, if anyone is interested Please give my solution a try. This is very early, feedbacks are welcome!

https://github.com/NasirNobin/zsh-valet

Here's a quick video demonstration

CleanShot.2022-03-15.at.13.32.49.mp4

[adrianb93]

I left a comment about this yesterday too.

Forge has php7.4, Valet could do the same. Otherwise valet php ... might be good if you don't want to remember which PHP version the site uses.

#1206 (comment)

[mattstauffer]

I like this idea and I'm more than happy to welcome a pull request. In the meantime, I'll make plans to work on it eventually but don't have an immediate timeline.

I think the idea of valet run is really interesting way of addressing this problem, because it drastically simplifies the implementation costs and can easily be aliased to something like vhp or whatever an individual would want to use to use "Valet's current version of PHP".

[NasirNobin]

Submitted a PR by adding this functionality here #1216 🙌

[ChrisHardie]

For anyone using WordPress and WP CLI with valet, this worked for me to make sure WP CLI uses the right PHP version (in this example, to use the shell subcommand):

$ valet php /opt/homebrew/bin/wp shell

May need to be updated with whatever the path is to your wp binary, and ripe for setting up as a command line shell alias.