How To Install php-pear-Mail on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Mail in AlmaLinux 8. php-pear-Mail is Class that provides multiple interfaces for sending emails

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Mail on AlmaLinux 8.

What is php-pear-Mail

PEAR’s Mail package defines an interface for implementing mailers under the PEAR hierarchy. It also provides supporting functions useful to multiple mailer backends. Currently supported backends include mail() function, sendmail, and SMTP. This package also provides a RFC822 email address list validation utility class.

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

Install php-pear-Mail on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install php-pear-Mail

Install php-pear-Mail on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install php-pear-Mail

How To Uninstall php-pear-Mail on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-pear-Mail

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Mail on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.