How To Install php-Metadata on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-Metadata on CentOS 7. php-Metadata is Class/method/property metadata management in PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-Metadata on CentOS 7.

What is php-Metadata

This library provides some commonly needed base classes for managing metadata for classes, methods and properties. The metadata can come from many different sources (annotations, YAML/XML/PHP configuration files). The metadata classes are used to abstract away that source and provide a common interface for all of them. Autoloader

We can use yum or dnf to install php-Metadata on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-Metadata.

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

sudo yum -y install php-Metadata

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

sudo dnf -y install php-Metadata

How To Uninstall php-Metadata on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-Metadata

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-Metadata on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.