Version 2.1

✨ New Features

• Added log command with pagination support
• Added info command to display environment and configuration details

🔧 Improvements

• Optimized log formatting and readability
• Tests now show detailed summaries and clearer results
• Automatically enable opcache on new PHP versions
• Prompt to install xdebug (or extensions) if missing in php.ini

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed backup issues and handling of symbolic links
• Better handling of edge cases in config management
• Minor bug fixes (typos, return codes, exception handling, etc.)

🛠 Maintenance

• Added GitHub Actions CI workflow for automated testing
• Added contributing guidelines & funding metadata

Credits

Thank you to the following contributors: @faissaloux

Version 2.0

✨ New & Improved

• Symbolic link switching — PHP version switching now uses symbolic links instead of modifying the environment path.
• Path optimization — Always optimizes system path during setup.

🛠️ Removals & Cleanups

• Removed set command.
• Removed custom installation directory option.
• Removed Chocolatey module importing.

🧪 Testing & Reliability

• Added comprehensive tests for pvm.ps1 and router.ps1.
• Improved and adapted existing tests to new logic.

Version 1.1

New Features & Enhancements

• Added auto command to automatically select PHP version from .php-version or composer.json.
• Added suggestions for installing other versions from the same PHP family if a requested version is unavailable.
• Introduced better messaging when multiple versions match a request.

Testing & Reliability

• Added dedicated tests for all major commands (install, setup, set, ini, helpers, list, use, uninstall, current, common).
• Improved test tooling.

Fixes & Maintenance

• Refactored environment variable handling and admin check logic.
• Fixed typos, improved descriptions in help commands.
• Cleaned alert messages and standardized output formatting.

Overall, v1.1 makes PVM more stable, developer-friendly, and easier to maintain.

Credits

Thank you to the following contributors: @faissaloux

Version 1.0

🚀 PHP Version Manager for Windows - v1.0

A CLI tool to easily manage multiple PHP versions, php.ini settings, and extensions directly from Windows PowerShell.

✨ Features

• View, install, uninstall, and switch between PHP versions.
• Auto-detect PHP version from .php-version or composer.json.
• Manage php.ini settings and extensions (enable, disable, set, get, restore).
• Supports Xdebug and OPcache installation flags.
• Optional custom installation directory.
• Built-in testing via Pester.