How To Install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding on CentOS 7.

What is php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding

Based on the constant-time base64 implementation made by Steve “Sc00bz” Thomas, this library aims to offer character encoding functions that do not leak information about what you are encoding/decoding via processor cache misses.

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

Install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding 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-paragonie-constant-time-encoding using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding

Install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding 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-paragonie-constant-time-encoding using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding

How To Uninstall php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding

References

• php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-constant-time-encoding on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.