How To Install php-Smarty on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-Smarty on CentOS 7. php-Smarty is Smarty - the compiling PHP template engine

Introduction

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

What is php-Smarty

Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. This implies that PHP code is application logic, and is separated from the presentation. Autoloader

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-Smarty

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

sudo dnf -y install php-Smarty

How To Uninstall php-Smarty on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-Smarty

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Summary

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