🎉 v1.3-beta

🎉 What's New in v1.3.0

This release focuses on improving user experience with better diagnostics and comprehensive troubleshooting documentation.

✨ New Features

WhereAmI Command

• 🔍 New phat whereami command — Instantly locate your phat.bat and phat.ps1 installation paths
• ✅ Helpful for debugging PATH issues and verifying installation
• 📍 Shows exactly where Phat is installed on your system

Comprehensive Troubleshooting Guides

• 📚 Added extensive documentation for common issues:
  • Apache won't start after PHP version switch
  • Download failures during PHP installation
  • Git Bash compatibility issues
  • Permission denied errors
  • PHP version not found errors
  • PowerShell execution policy restrictions
• 🎯 Centralized troubleshooting guide for quick problem resolution
• 💡 Step-by-step solutions with detailed explanations

🔧 Improvements

Better User Support

• 📖 Improved documentation structure with dedicated troubleshooting section
• 🔧 Enhanced error messages and diagnostic information
• 🎨 Clearer command output and user guidance

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📦 Installation

MSI Installer (Recommended)

1. Download Phat.msi from the assets below
2. Run the installer
3. Open a new terminal and verify:

   phat help

Manual Installation

git clone https://github.com/pphatdev/php-version-switcher.git
# Add the folder to your system PATH
phat help

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🚀 Quick Start

# List all installed PHP versions
phat list

# Switch to a specific version
phat switch 8.3.30

# Install a new PHP version
phat install 8.4.0

# Find where Phat is installed (NEW!)
phat whereami

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📋 Requirements

• OS: Windows 10/11
• XAMPP: Installed at C:\xampp
• PowerShell: 5.1 or higher
• Permissions: Administrator rights for switching versions

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🐛 Known Issues

• Requires an elevated terminal (Run as Administrator) if permission errors occur during version switching
• Apache vhost warnings (e.g. Could not resolve host name) are unrelated to PHP switching

For solutions to common issues, check out our Troubleshooting Guide

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📝 Full Changelog

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

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New Contributors

• @pphatdev made their first contribution in #4

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3-beta