How To Install php-embedded on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-embedded on CentOS 7. php-embedded is PHP library for embedding in applications

Introduction

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

What is php-embedded

The php-embedded package contains a library which can be embedded into applications to provide PHP scripting language support.

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-embedded

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

sudo dnf -y install php-embedded

How To Uninstall php-embedded on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-embedded

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Summary

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