How To Install php-pear-MDB2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-MDB2 on CentOS 7. php-pear-MDB2 is Database Abstraction Layer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-MDB2 on CentOS 7.

What is php-pear-MDB2

PEAR abstraction layers. It provides a common API for all supported RDBMS. The main difference to most other DB abstraction packages is that MDB2 goes much further to ensure portability.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-pear-MDB2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pear-MDB2.

Install php-pear-MDB2 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-MDB2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-pear-MDB2

Install php-pear-MDB2 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-MDB2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-pear-MDB2

How To Uninstall php-pear-MDB2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-pear-MDB2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-pear-MDB2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-MDB2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.