How To Install php-hamcrest on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is php-hamcrest

Hamcrest is a matching library originally written for Java, but subsequently ported to many other languages. php-hamcrest is the official PHP port of Hamcrest and essentially follows a literal translation of the original Java API for Hamcrest, with a few Exceptions, mostly down to PHP language barriers. To use this library, you just have to add, in your project require_once ‘/usr/share/php/Hamcrest/autoload.php’;

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-hamcrest

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

sudo dnf -y install php-hamcrest

How To Uninstall php-hamcrest on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-hamcrest

References

• php-hamcrest website

Summary

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