# Install PHPCS with MAMP Pro

[PHPCS](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer)

There are different ways to install PHPCS, the method below uses PEAR which installs it within your PHP installation.

First, locate the active MAMP Pro PHP installation.

```
$ which php
```

It will return something similar to `/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php7.2.1/bin/php`. Go to the `bin` directory.

```
$ pear install PHP_CodeSniffer
```

That will install PHPCS. 💥

As I bonus, configure it to work with WPCS (which has been already downloaded)

```
$ phpcs --config-set installed_paths ~/.scripts/wpcs
```

#### Notes:


When MAMP updates are installed, they generally include updated versions of PHP. So make a note that when you update MAMP (or if you toggle between PHP versions) you will need to reinstall PHPCS.