How To Install php-bcmath on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-bcmath on Rocky Linux 8. php-bcmath is A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library

Introduction

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

What is php-bcmath

The php-bcmath package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support for using the bcmath library to PHP.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install php-bcmath

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

sudo yum -y install php-bcmath

How To Uninstall php-bcmath on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-bcmath

php-bcmath Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-bcmath.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/68
/usr/lib/.build-id/68/580604ba6b737fa34d3f524fb03c8eea3cd3b5
/usr/lib64/php/modules/bcmath.so
/usr/share/licenses/php-bcmath
/usr/share/licenses/php-bcmath/libbcmath_COPYING

References

Summary

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