How To Install php-nikic-php-parser on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-nikic-php-parser on CentOS 7. php-nikic-php-parser is A PHP parser written in PHP

Introduction

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

What is `php-nikic-php-parser`

This is a PHP 5.2 to PHP 7.0 parser written in PHP. Its purpose is to simplify static code analysis and manipulation. This package provides the library version 2. The php-PHPParser package provides the library version 1 and the php-parse command. Documentation Autoloader

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

Install php-nikic-php-parser 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-nikic-php-parser using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-nikic-php-parser

Install php-nikic-php-parser 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-nikic-php-parser using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-nikic-php-parser

How To Uninstall php-nikic-php-parser on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-nikic-php-parser

References

php-nikic-php-parser website

Summary

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