How To Install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8. php-gmp is A module for PHP applications for using the GNU MP library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `php-gmp`

These functions allow you to work with arbitrary-length integers using the GNU MP library.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-gmp.

Install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-gmp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-gmp

Install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-gmp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-gmp

How To Uninstall php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the php-gmp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-gmp

php-gmp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-gmp.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/37
/usr/lib/.build-id/37/0b418bd9fb31022a6ef68e0b647f1c7d4acf0f
/usr/lib64/php/modules/gmp.so

References

php-gmp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gmp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.