How To Install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8. php-pdo is A database access abstraction module for PHP applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `php-pdo`

The php-pdo package contains a dynamic shared object that will add a database access abstraction layer to PHP. This module provides a common interface for accessing MySQL, PostgreSQL or other databases.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pdo.

Install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-pdo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-pdo

Install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-pdo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-pdo

How To Uninstall php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-pdo

php-pdo Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-pdo.ini
/etc/php.d/20-sqlite3.ini
/etc/php.d/30-pdo_sqlite.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/ed8e66bbe9916ca7b7defba35de22d8f67c2f2
/usr/lib/.build-id/99
/usr/lib/.build-id/99/3da419b9b1a4f5cdac2b34bd4d6c02b22d9b42
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2/3100553347e86fee4cb830ca71524af2e9b9fb
/usr/lib64/php/modules/pdo.so
/usr/lib64/php/modules/pdo_sqlite.so
/usr/lib64/php/modules/sqlite3.so

References

php-pdo website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pdo on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.