How to Install PHP7 on CentOS7
To Install PHP7 on CentOS 7
The arrival of complete version of PHP 7 a few weeks back has assured its users of new features and much needed optimizations, along with corresponding speed improvements. Installing PHP7 on a CentOS machine is so simple and this article sheds light on it.
Installing PHP 7
In order to install PHP 7 on your computer, you are required to update your system which can be done by using yum update as follows.
[root@linuxhelp1 ~]# yum update
Once your system is updated, you can go ahead and add the required repositories to yum as follows.
[root@linuxhelp1 ~]# rpm -Uvh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm Retrieving https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm Preparing... ################################# [100%] Updating / installing... 1:epel-release-7-10 ################################# [ 50%] Cleaning up / removing... 2:epel-release-7-9 ################################# [100%] [root@linuxhelp1 ~]# rpm -Uvh https://mirror.webtatic.com/yum/el7/webtatic-release.rpm Retrieving https://mirror.webtatic.com/yum/el7/webtatic-release.rpm warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.UsbRdD: Header V4 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 62e74ca5: NOKEY Preparing... ################################# [100%] Updating / installing... 1:webtatic-release-7-3 ################################# [100%]
Now is the time to install PHP 7, invoke the following command for the same purpose.
[root@linuxhelp1 ~]# yum install php70w
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
webtatic | 3.6 kB 00:00
(1/2): webtatic/x86_64/group_gz | 448 B 00:00
(2/2): webtatic/x86_64/primary_db | 203 kB 00:02
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.vbctv.in
* epel: ftp.riken.jp
* extras: mirror.vbctv.in
* updates: mirror.vbctv.in
* webtatic: uk.repo.webtatic.com
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httpd-tools.x86_64 0:2.4.6-45.el7.centos.4
mailcap.noarch 0:2.1.41-2.el7
php70w-cli.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7
php70w-common.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7
Complete!
The primary installation is complete, you can also add your desired extensions with the help of following command.
[root@linuxhelp1 ~]# yum install php70w-mysql php70w-xml php70w-soap php70w-xmlrpc -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.vbctv.in
* epel: mirror.premi.st
* extras: mirror.vbctv.in
* updates: mirror.vbctv.in
* webtatic: sp.repo.webtatic.com
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package php70w-mysql.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: php70w-pdo(x86-64) for package: php70w-mysql-7.0.20-1.w7.x86_64
---> Package php70w-soap.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7 will be installed
---> Package php70w-xml.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7 will be installed
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Installed:
php70w-mysql.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7 php70w-soap.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7
php70w-xml.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7 php70w-xmlrpc.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7
Dependency Installed:
php70w-pdo.x86_64 0:7.0.20-1.w7
Complete!
Once done, make sure you check the version of the installed package by running the following command.
[root@linuxhelp1 ~]# php -v
PHP 7.0.20 (cli) (built: Jun 10 2017 06:34:07) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.0.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies
That was all, a simple and easy installation process. Enjoy using PHP7 on your CentOS 7 machine.