How To Install php-libvirt on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-libvirt on CentOS 7. php-libvirt is PHP language bindings for Libvirt

Introduction

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

What is php-libvirt

PHP language bindings for Libvirt API. For more details see

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-libvirt

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

sudo dnf -y install php-libvirt

How To Uninstall php-libvirt on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-libvirt

References

Summary

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