Valet: Valet does not change PHP version

[webartistse]

I updated my PHP version but I didn't got the new version in valet. I tried everything without any luck so I started to uninstall everything to start from scratch but got same result. I think it was running an older PHP version with config files from a newer version since valet and console was loading the same.

After som digging I found out that Nginx is loading ~/.valet/valet.sock. My solution was:

1. valet uninstall
2. rm ~/.valet/valet.sock
3. valet install

After that it works!

[edwinheij]

Thanks, you're awesome! Finally, after digging for a while...

[ryanmortier]

Ran into this issue today and after trying the usual methods of reinstalling php via homebrew and reinstalling valet, the key was to delete that valet.sock file.

[drbyte]

If you shut down valet (er, well PHP really) before changing PHP versions, then the valet.sock file will automatically be removed. And then when you restart valet, or re-install valet, the valet.sock will be regenerated and connected to the new PHP version.

A reboot will also reset it.

This issue can probably be closed IMO.

[debiprasad]

I am using Laravel Valet 2.9.0.

rm ~/.valet/valet.sock

gave me the following error:

rm: /Users/debiprasad/.valet/valet.sock: No such file or directory

So, I ran the following:

rm -rf ~/.config/valet

Installed Valet again (valet install) and it works for me.

I hope this will help others who come across similar issues.