How To Install php-ldap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ldap on Rocky Linux 8. php-ldap is A module for PHP applications that use LDAP

Introduction

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

What is `php-ldap`

The php-ldap adds Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) support to PHP. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services over the Internet. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install php-ldap

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

sudo yum -y install php-ldap

How To Uninstall php-ldap on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-ldap

php-ldap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-ldap.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/80
/usr/lib/.build-id/80/57aa28d93e59afab31b45dcb49363a4804887c
/usr/lib64/php/modules/ldap.so

References

php-ldap website

Summary

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