How To Install php-dba on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-dba on Rocky Linux 8. php-dba is A database abstraction layer module for PHP applications

Introduction

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

What is php-dba

The php-dba package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support for using the DBA database abstraction layer to PHP.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install php-dba

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

sudo yum -y install php-dba

How To Uninstall php-dba on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-dba

php-dba Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-dba.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e/3c121a7cbe4f2bf50dd2547707d882fc90388c
/usr/lib64/php/modules/dba.so

References

Summary

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