How To Install php-maxminddb on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is php-maxminddb

MaxMind DB is a binary file format that stores data indexed by IP address subnets (IPv4 or IPv6). This optional PHP C Extension is a drop-in replacement for MaxMind\Db\Reader. Databases are available in geolite2-country and geolite2-city packages.

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-maxminddb

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

sudo dnf -y install php-maxminddb

How To Uninstall php-maxminddb on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-maxminddb

References

• php-maxminddb website

Summary

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