How To Install php-markdown on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-markdown on CentOS 7. php-markdown is Markdown implementation in PHP

Introduction

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

What is `php-markdown`

This is a PHP implementation of John Gruber’s Markdown. It is almost completely compliant with the reference implementation. This packages provides the classic version 1.0.2 and the new library version 1.8.0. Autoloader

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-markdown

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

sudo dnf -y install php-markdown

How To Uninstall php-markdown on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-markdown

References

php-markdown website

Summary

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