How To Install php-idn on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-idn on CentOS 7.
What is php-idn
This is the PHP API for the GNU LibIDN software made by Simon Josefsson. It’s intention is to have international characters in the DNS system.
We can use yum or dnf to install php-idn on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-idn.
Install php-idn 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-idn using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-idn
Install php-idn 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-idn using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-idn
How To Uninstall php-idn on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-idn package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-idn
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-idn on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
