setup-php/README.md

# setup-php

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This action sets up a php environment along with composer and required PHP extensions on multiple platforms for use in github actions.

# PHP Version Support
- 5.6
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3

# Operating Systems Support
- Linux (ubuntu-latest)
- Windows (windows-latest)
- MacOS (macOS-latest)

# PHP Extension Support
- On linux extensions which have the package in apt are installed.
- On Windows and MacOS pecl extensions are installed.
- Extensions which are installed along with PHP if specified are enabled.
- Extensions which cannot be installed gracefully leave an error message in the logs, the action is not interruped.

# Usage

See [action.yml](action.yml)

Basic:
```yaml
steps:
- name: Checkout
  uses: actions/checkout@master
- name: Installing PHP
  uses: shivammathur/setup-php@master
  with:
    php-version: 7.3
    extension-csv: mbstring, xdebug
- name: Check PHP Version
  run: php -v
- name: Check Composer Version
  run: composer -V
- name: Check PHP Extensions
  run: php -m
```

Matrix Testing:
```yaml
jobs:
  run:    
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
    strategy:
      max-parallel: 15
      matrix:
        operating-system: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
        php-versions: ['5.6', '7.0', '7.1', '7.2', '7.3']
    name: PHP ${{ matrix.php-versions }} Test on ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
    steps:
    - name: Checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: Install PHP
      uses: shivammathur/setup-php@master
      with:
        php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
        extension-csv: mbstring, xdebug
    - name: Check PHP Version
      run: php -v
    - name: Check Composer Version
      run: php -m
    - name: Check PHP Extensions
      run: php -m           

```

# License

The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE)

# Contributions

Contributions are welcome!  See [Contributor's Guide](docs/contributors.md)