How To Install php-mcrypt on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mcrypt on CentOS 7.
What is php-mcrypt
The php-mcrypt package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support for using the mcrypt library to PHP.
We can use yum or dnf to install php-mcrypt on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-mcrypt.
Install php-mcrypt 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-mcrypt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-mcrypt
Install php-mcrypt 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-mcrypt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-mcrypt
How To Uninstall php-mcrypt on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-mcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-mcrypt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mcrypt on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
