How To Install php-mbstring on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mbstring on CentOS 7. php-mbstring is A module for PHP applications which need multi-byte string

Introduction

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

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-mbstring.

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

sudo yum -y install php-mbstring

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

sudo dnf -y install php-mbstring

How To Uninstall php-mbstring on CentOS 7

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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.