These steps should have been mentioned in the prerequisites of the Laravel Installation Guide, since I'm surely not the only person trying to get Laravel running on macOS.
Install Mcrypt using Homebrew and PECL (comes with PHP)
# PHP 7.3
Mike Karthauser iammikek
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/ php_upgrade_to_71.sh
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March 16, 2023 16:49
Update Mac Os X's php version to php 7.1 using homebrew. Includes curl and mcrypt
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| # 1. Install brew --> http://brew.sh/ | |
| # 2. run the following commands in your Terminal | |
| brew tap homebrew/dupes | |
| brew tap homebrew/versions | |
| brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php | |
| brew install --with-openssl curl | |
| brew install --with-homebrew-curl --with-apache php71 | |
| brew install php71-mcrypt php71-imagick | |
| # 3. Follow these instructions to make Apache and php-cli use the newer php executable and make the change persist after reboot. | |
| brew info php71 |
