How To Install php-paragonie-random-compat on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-random-compat on CentOS 7. php-paragonie-random-compat is PHP 5.x polyfill for random_bytes() and random_int() from PHP 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-random-compat on CentOS 7.

What is php-paragonie-random-compat

PHP 5.x polyfill for random_bytes() and random_int() from PHP 7. Autoloader

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

Install php-paragonie-random-compat 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-random-compat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-paragonie-random-compat

Install php-paragonie-random-compat 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-random-compat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-paragonie-random-compat

How To Uninstall php-paragonie-random-compat on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-paragonie-random-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-paragonie-random-compat

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-random-compat on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.