How To Install php-maxmind-db-reader on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-maxmind-db-reader on CentOS 7.
What is php-maxmind-db-reader
MaxMind DB Reader PHP API. MaxMind DB is a binary file format that stores data indexed by IP address subnets (IPv4 or IPv6). Databases are available in geolite2-country and geolite2-city packages. The extension available in php-maxminddb package allow better performance. Autoloader
We can use yum or dnf to install php-maxmind-db-reader on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-maxmind-db-reader.
Install php-maxmind-db-reader 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-maxmind-db-reader using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-maxmind-db-reader
Install php-maxmind-db-reader 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-maxmind-db-reader using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-maxmind-db-reader
How To Uninstall php-maxmind-db-reader on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-maxmind-db-reader package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-maxmind-db-reader
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-maxmind-db-reader on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
