How To Install php-Faker on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-Faker on CentOS 7.
What is php-Faker
Faker is a PHP library that generates fake data for you. Whether you need to bootstrap your database, create good-looking XML documents, fill-in your persistence to stress test it, or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is for you. Faker is heavily inspired by Perl’s Data Faker [2]. Autoloader Optional * CakePHP (http * Doctrine ORM (php-doctrine-orm) * Mandango (http * Propel (http [1] http [2] http
We can use yum or dnf to install php-Faker on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-Faker.
Install php-Faker on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install php-Faker using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-Faker
Install php-Faker on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install php-Faker using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-Faker
How To Uninstall php-Faker on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-Faker package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-Faker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-Faker on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
