How To Install php-json on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-json on Rocky Linux 8. php-json is JavaScript Object Notation extension for PHP

Introduction

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

What is `php-json`

The php-json package provides an extension that will add support for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) to PHP.

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

Install php-json 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-json using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-json

Install php-json 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-json using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-json

How To Uninstall php-json on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-json

php-json Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-json.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4/1947fe7c3365b8023f83d6aa3be096b2b9ec1c
/usr/lib64/php/modules/json.so

References

php-json website

Summary

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