How to Set Up a Complete Local PHP Dev Environment on macOS Without Docker
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If you've spent more time configuring your local development environment than actually coding, you're not alone. The PHP developer experience on macOS has been... let's say "fragmented." For years, the options were: MAMP Pro: Bloated, expensive, clunky UI Laravel Valet: Great, but tightly coupled to Laravel Docker: Overkill for local development, memory hungry, another moving part Manual Homebrew setup: Works, but managing PHP versions, Apache config, SSL certs, and DNS is a nightmare I've