How To Install php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-wikimedia-cdb in Fedora 36. php-wikimedia-cdb is CDB functions for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36.

What is `php-wikimedia-cdb`

CDB, short for “constant database”, refers to a very fast and highly reliable database system which uses a simple file with key value pairs. This library wraps the CDB functionality exposed in PHP via the dba_* functions. In cases where dba_* functions are not present or are not compiled with CDB support, a pure-PHP implementation is provided for falling back.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-wikimedia-cdb.

Install php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install php-wikimedia-cdb

Install php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install php-wikimedia-cdb

How To Uninstall php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove php-wikimedia-cdb

php-wikimedia-cdb Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/php-wikimedia-cdb
/usr/share/doc/php-wikimedia-cdb/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/php-wikimedia-cdb
/usr/share/licenses/php-wikimedia-cdb/COPYING
/usr/share/php/Cdb
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Exception.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Reader
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Reader.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Reader/DBA.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Reader/Hash.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Reader/PHP.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Util.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Writer
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Writer.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Writer/DBA.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/Writer/PHP.php
/usr/share/php/Cdb/autoload.php

References

php-wikimedia-cdb website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-wikimedia-cdb on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).