Runtimes Overview

Envloom manages PHP/Node runtime versions and a machine-level “current” selection so your local shell and services stay consistent.

Stack components

• PHP (version-managed)
• Node.js (version-managed via NVM)
• MariaDB (local service)
• Nginx (local web server service)

Current selection and local shims

Envloom maintains a current runtime selection and uses local shims in bin so command resolution stays stable.

This makes common workflows faster:

• switch PHP version without manually rewriting PATH
• select a Node version for local work
• keep local services (MariaDB/Nginx) aligned with the active stack

Useful CLI checks

loom current
loom list php
loom list node

When to use global vs per-site selection

Use the global/current selection for your default machine workflow.

Use per-site overrides when a project requires a different PHP version than your machine default. (See Per-Site PHP.)

Runtime pages

• PHP
• Node.js
• MariaDB
• Nginx