diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index bb31f942..07a00a18 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension grpc');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension protobuf');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension swoole');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('sudo pecl install -f sqlite3');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('pecl_install sqlite3');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_unstable_extension ast beta extension');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('phalcon3', '7.0', 'darwin');
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     expect(darwin).toContain('phalcon_darwin.sh phalcon4 7.3');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('pcov', '5.6', 'darwin');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('sudo pecl install -f pcov');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('pecl_install pcov');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('pcov', '7.2', 'darwin');
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension pcov');
@@ -120,18 +120,18 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     expect(darwin).toContain('add_brew_extension xdebug');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('redis', '5.6', 'darwin');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('sudo pecl install -f redis-2.2.8');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('pecl_install redis-2.2.8');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('redis', '7.2', 'darwin');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('sudo pecl install -f redis');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('pecl_install redis');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('imagick', '5.6', 'darwin');
     expect(darwin).toContain('brew install pkg-config imagemagick');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('sudo pecl install -f imagick');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('pecl_install imagick');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension('imagick', '7.4', 'darwin');
     expect(darwin).toContain('brew install pkg-config imagemagick');
-    expect(darwin).toContain('sudo pecl install -f imagick');
+    expect(darwin).toContain('pecl_install imagick');
 
     darwin = await extensions.addExtension(
       'does_not_exist',
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 8ae8d291..b1a39dca 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ async function addExtensionDarwin(extension_csv, version, pipe) {
         const version_extension = version + extension;
         const [extension_name, stability] = extension.split('-');
         const ext_prefix = await utils.getExtensionPrefix(extension_name);
-        const command_prefix = 'sudo pecl install -f ';
+        const command_prefix = 'pecl_install ';
         let command = '';
         switch (true) {
             // match pre-release versions
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index 41145bec..82e25670 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function addExtensionDarwin(
     const version_extension: string = version + extension;
     const [extension_name, stability]: string[] = extension.split('-');
     const ext_prefix = await utils.getExtensionPrefix(extension_name);
-    const command_prefix = 'sudo pecl install -f ';
+    const command_prefix = 'pecl_install ';
     let command = '';
     switch (true) {
       // match pre-release versions
diff --git a/src/scripts/darwin.sh b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
index fd7daa0d..3505fd9b 100644
--- a/src/scripts/darwin.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ check_extension() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to install PECL extensions and accept default options
+pecl_install() {
+  local extension=$1
+  yes '' | sudo pecl install -f "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 # Fuction to get the PECL version
 get_pecl_version() {
   extension=$1
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ add_pecl_extension() {
   else
     remove_extension "$extension"
     (
-      sudo pecl install -f "$extension-$pecl_version" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+      pecl_install "$extension-$pecl_version" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
       check_extension "$extension" &&
       add_log "$tick" "$extension" "Installed and enabled"
     ) || add_log "$cross" "$extension" "Could not install $extension-$pecl_version on PHP $semver"
@@ -139,12 +145,12 @@ add_tool() {
     if [ "$tool" = "composer" ]; then
       configure_composer "$tool_path"
     elif [ "$tool" = "phan" ]; then
-      add_extension fileinfo "sudo pecl install -f fileinfo" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
-      add_extension ast "sudo pecl install -f ast" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
+      add_extension fileinfo "pecl_install fileinfo" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
+      add_extension ast "pecl_install ast" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
     elif [ "$tool" = "phive" ]; then
-      add_extension curl "sudo pecl install -f curl" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
-      add_extension mbstring "sudo pecl install -f mbstring" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
-      add_extension xml "sudo pecl install -f xml" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
+      add_extension curl "pecl_install curl" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
+      add_extension mbstring "pecl_install mbstring" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
+      add_extension xml "pecl_install xml" extension >/dev/null 2>&1
     elif [ "$tool" = "cs2pr" ]; then
       sudo sed -i '' 's/exit(9)/exit(0)/' "$tool_path"
       tr -d '\r' < "$tool_path" | sudo tee "$tool_path.tmp" >/dev/null 2>&1 && sudo mv "$tool_path.tmp" "$tool_path"
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index f3a8e108..3c023f8c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ get_pecl_version() {
   echo "$pecl_version"
 }
 
+# Function to install PECL extensions and accept default options
+pecl_install() {
+  local extension=$1
+  yes '' | sudo pecl install -f "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 # Function to test if extension is loaded
 check_extension() {
   extension=$1