How to Install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 8

PHP is one of the most used server-side programming languages. Many popular CMS and frameworks such as WordPress, Magento, and Laravel are built in PHP.

In this guide, we will discuss how to install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 8. Before choosing which version of PHP to install, make sure that your applications support it.

01- PHP 7.2 is available for installation from the default CentOS 8 repositories. To install PHP 7.4, so we need to enable the Remi repository as below:

$ sudo dnf install epel-release -y
$ sudo dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm -y

02- Once the installation is complete, run the below command to get a list of all available PHP versions:

$ dnf module list php
Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                                                                           872 kB/s | 565 kB     00:00
Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                                                                          1.6 MB/s | 1.5 MB     00:00
CentOS-8 - AppStream
Name                           Stream                            Profiles                                            Summary
php                            7.2 [d]                           common [d], devel, minimal                          PHP scripting language
php                            7.3                               common, devel, minimal                              PHP scripting language

Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64
Name                           Stream                            Profiles                                            Summary
php                            remi-7.2                          common [d], devel, minimal                          PHP scripting language
php                            remi-7.3                          common [d], devel, minimal                          PHP scripting language
php                            remi-7.4                          common [d], devel, minimal                          PHP scripting language

Hint: [d]efault, [e]nabled, [x]disabled, [i]nstalled

03- Let’s now enable remi-7.4 PHP module by running the following command:

$ sudo dnf module enable php:remi-7.4

04- The following command will install PHP and some of the most common PHP modules:

$ sudo dnf install php php-cli php-common

05- Finally, once the installation is complete, run the below command to get the PHP version:

$ php -v
PHP 7.4.5 (cli) (built: Apr 14 2020 12:54:33) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.5, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

Conclusion

You have successfully installed PHP 7.4 on CentOS 8 by enabling Remi repository. You might want to check the following guides:

• How To Install PHP Composer on Centos 8
• How To Install Apache Maven on CentOS 8
• Installing Apache Ant on CentOS 8

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