How To Install php-pear-Date on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Date on CentOS 7. php-pear-Date is Date and Time Zone Classes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Date on CentOS 7.

What is php-pear-Date

Generic classes for representation and manipulation of dates, times and time zones without the need of timestamps, which is a huge limitation for php programs. Includes time zone data, time zone conversions and many date/time conversions. It does not rely on 32-bit system date stamps, so you can display calendars and compare dates that date pre 1970 and post 2038. This package also provides a class to convert date strings between Gregorian and Human calendar formats.

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

Install php-pear-Date 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-pear-Date using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-pear-Date

Install php-pear-Date 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-pear-Date using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-pear-Date

How To Uninstall php-pear-Date on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-pear-Date

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Summary

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