Setup PHP in GitHub Actions Files

Changelog

• Updated the action to use Node.js 24. (#1049)

• Added support for master in the php-version input. It should now set up a nightly build from the master branch of php-src.

• Added support to install ioncube and zephir_parser extensions on PHP 8.5.

• Expanded support for installing extensions using Homebrew on macOS from the shivammathur/homebrew-extensions tap. This includes pdo_firebird, sqlsrv, pdo_sqlsrv, pecl_http, swow, xhprof, and several other supported extensions.

• Improved switching PHP versions on Linux. Missing alternatives should now be registered automatically before switching versions. [#1067]

• Improved support for Homebrew on macOS. It should now retry stuck brew commands with an inactivity watchdog.

• Improved support for adding tools. It should now correctly use the latest release download URL when a version is not specified. (#1064)

• Improved tool setup and caching on self-hosted runners.

• Improved support for sqlsrv and pdo_sqlsrv on PHP 8.1 and 8.2.

• Fixed installing pecl_http on Windows. Switched to downloads.php.net for fixing ICU version post install.

• Fixed cached couchbase installs on macOS using the shivammathur/cache-extensions action.

• Replaced @actions/core with local functions to reduce bundle size.

• Refactored to use ES2024+ features for Node 24.

• Updated actions used in examples to their latest versions.

• Updated Node.js dependencies.

Thanks @theluckystrike for the contribution 🎉

Thanks @code-kudu, @ssddanbrown, @RoundingWell, and @ntzrbtr for the sponsorship ❤️

For the complete list of changes, please refer to the Full Changelog

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