How To Install php-enchant on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-enchant on Rocky Linux 8. php-enchant is Enchant spelling extension for PHP applications

Introduction

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

What is `php-enchant`

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

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

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

sudo dnf -y install php-enchant

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

sudo yum -y install php-enchant

How To Uninstall php-enchant on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-enchant

php-enchant Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-enchant.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f2
/usr/lib/.build-id/f2/17494ecccd0fc93771462b2c4b5cdf57d288d5
/usr/lib64/php/modules/enchant.so

References

php-enchant website

Summary

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