How To Install php-common on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-common on CentOS 7. php-common is Common files for PHP

Introduction

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

What is php-common

The php-common package contains files used by both the php package and the php-cli package.

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-common

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

sudo dnf -y install php-common

How To Uninstall php-common on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-common

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Summary

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