How To Install php-interbase on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-interbase on CentOS 7.
What is php-interbase
The php-interbase package contains a dynamic shared object that will add database support through Interbase/Firebird to PHP. InterBase is the name of the closed-source variant of this RDBMS that was developed by Borland/Inprise. Firebird is a commercially independent project of C and C++ programmers, technical advisors and supporters developing and enhancing a multi-platform relational database management system based on the source code released by Inprise Corp (now known as Borland Software Corp) under the InterBase Public License.
We can use yum or dnf to install php-interbase on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-interbase.
Install php-interbase 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-interbase using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-interbase
Install php-interbase 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-interbase using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-interbase
How To Uninstall php-interbase on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-interbase package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-interbase
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-interbase on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
