Building a robust and scalable web application requires the right combination of tools and technologies. Over the past few months, I’ve been deeply immersed in developing a complex project using Next.js. This journey has been both rewarding and challenging, with moments of triumph and occasional frustration.

Since MacOS Monterey, PHP has been removed. I tried various options, including MAMP and XAMPP, but they didn’t meet my expectations. As a developer, I may need a way to install PHP on macOS on my own, not relying on a stack tool. So here are the steps I worked on to make PHP run on macOS Sonoma M1.