How To Install PHP 8 On REDHAT 8.5
To Install PHP 8 On REDHAT 8.5
The PHP 8.0 update includes a number of new features and optimizations such as named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor property promotion, match expressions, nullsafe operators, as well as improvements to the type system, error handling, and consistency. You should upgrade to PHP 8 now!
Required
Lamp Stack
Step 1: check the installed version of OS by using the below command
[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
VERSION="8.5 (Ootpa)"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=8.5
Step 2: Check the installed version of PHP by using the below command
[root@localhost ~]# php –v
PHP 7.2.24 (cli) (built: Oct 22 2019 08:28:36) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
Step 3: check the available list of PHP modules by using the below command
[root@localhost ~]# dnf module list php
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
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AppStream
Name Stream Profiles Summary
php 7.2 [d][e] common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
php 7.3 common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
php 7.4 common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
Hint: [d]efault, [e]nabled, [x]disabled, [i]nstalled
Step 4: Change the directory to list the available repository by using the below command
[root@localhost ~]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# ls –l
total 12
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 73 May 18 05:26 AppStream.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 68 May 18 05:26 BaseOS.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 358 May 18 05:27 redhat.repo
Step 5: Install the EPEL Repository by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
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epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm 21 kB/s | 23 kB 00:01
Dependencies resolved.
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Is this ok [y/N]: y
epel-release-8-15.el8.noarch
Complete!
Step 6: Install the REMI repository by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# dnf -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
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Installed products updated.
Installed:
remi-release-8.5-3.el8.remi.noarch
Complete!
Step 7: List the installed repository by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# ls –l
total 40
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 73 May 18 05:26 AppStream.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 68 May 18 05:26 BaseOS.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1395 Mar 15 03:23 epel-modular.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1332 Mar 15 03:23 epel.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1494 Mar 15 03:23 epel-testing-modular.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1431 Mar 15 03:23 epel-testing.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 358 May 18 05:27 redhat.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1825 Feb 15 16:10 remi-modular.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1448 Feb 15 16:10 remi.repo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 810 Feb 15 16:10 remi-safe.repo
Step 8: Now installed the updated PHP module and list it by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# dnf module list php
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Is this ok [y/N]: y
AppStream
Name Stream Profiles Summary
php 7.2 [d][e] common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
php 7.3 common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
php 7.4 common [d], 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
php remi-8.0 common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
php remi-8.1 common [d], devel, minimal PHP scripting language
Hint: [d]efault, [e]nabled, [x]disabled, [i]nstalled
Step 9: Reset the PHP module by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# dnf module reset php
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Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Resetting modules:
php
Transaction Summary
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Complete!
Step 10 Enable the PHP 8 Module from REMI Repository by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# dnf module enable php:remi-8.0
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Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Enabling module streams:
php remi-8.0
Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Complete!
Step 11: Install the PHP to update PHP 8.0 by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# yum install php
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Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/16): libraqm-0.7.0-4.el8.x86_64.rpm 121 kB/s | 19 kB 00:00
(2/16): libimagequant-2.12.5-1.el8.x86_64.rpm 311 kB/s | 63 kB 00:00
(16/16): php-pdo-8.0.19-1.el8.remi.x86_64.rpm 930 kB/s | 157 kB 00:00
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Total 821 kB/s | 12 MB 00:14
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 1.6 MB/s | 1.6 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0x2F86D6A1:
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Preparing : 1/1
Verifying : php-7.2.24-1.module+el8.2.0+4601+7c76a223.x86_64 10/24
Verifying : php-mysqlnd-8.0.19-1.el8.remi.x86_64 21/24
Verifying : php-mysqlnd-7.2.24-1.module+el8.2.0+4601+7c76a223.x86_64 22/24
Verifying : php-pdo-8.0.19-1.el8.remi.x86_64 23/24
Verifying : php-pdo-7.2.24-1.module+el8.2.0+4601+7c76a223.x86_64 24/24
Installed products updated.
Installed:
libsodium-1.0.18-2.el8.x86_64 oniguruma5php-6.9.8-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-opcache-8.0.19-1.el8.remi.x86_64
php-sodium-8.0.19-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-xml-8.0.19-1.el8.remi.x86_64
Complete!
Step 12: Check the PHP Version by using the below command
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# php –v
PHP 8.0.19 (cli) (built: May 10 2022 08:07:35) ( NTS gcc x86_64 )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.0.19, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v8.0.19, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
By this the Installation of PHP 8 on REDHAT 8.5 is Completed.
Q
What is the command to enable the PHP module from REMI Repo?
A
Dnf module enable php:remi- is the command to enable the PHP module from REMI Repo.
Q
What is the command to reset the PHP module?
A
Dnf module reset is the command to reset the PHP module.
Q
What is the Default location of the repo file in the red hat?
A
/etc/yum.repos.d is the Default location of the repo file in the red hat.
Q
What is the command to list available PHP modules?
A
dnf module list php is the command to list available PHP modules
Q
What is the Command to check PHP Version on red hat 8.5?
A
Php -v is the command to check PHP Version on red hat 8.5.