Explore a PHP‑Based “Operating System”: Installation Guide and Demo
A Japanese PHP developer released an open‑source project that simulates an operating system using PHP, currently only outputs "Hello World!" in an emulator, and the article provides step‑by‑step installation instructions for macOS and Composer usage.
On July 13, a Japanese PHP developer known as memori (ID: @m3m0r7) posted on X showcasing a “operating system” implemented in PHP.
The “operating system” currently only prints “Hello World!” in an emulator or virtual machine and has no other functionality.
The source code is open‑source at https://github.com/m3m0r7/php-os.
Usage
The project’s README provides detailed steps; following them lets you experience the “OS”.
The project requires PHP 8.3 or higher. On macOS you can install a newer PHP version with:
brew tap shivammathur/php
brew tap shivammathur/extensions
brew install shivammathur/php/[email protected]If composer require m3m0r7/php-os fails, clone the repository and run:
composer updateSigned-in readers can open the original source through BestHub's protected redirect.
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