How To Install php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8.
What is php-mbstring
The php-mbstring package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support for multi-byte string handling to PHP.
We can use yum or dnf to install php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-mbstring.
Install php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install php-mbstring using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-mbstring
Install php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install php-mbstring using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-mbstring
How To Uninstall php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the php-mbstring package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-mbstring
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mbstring on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
