How To Install php-pear-Net-DNS2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Net-DNS2 on CentOS 7. php-pear-Net-DNS2 is PHP Resolver library used to communicate with a DNS server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Net-DNS2 on CentOS 7.

What is php-pear-Net-DNS2

Net_DNS2 - Native PHP5 DNS Resolver and Updater The main features for this package include * Increased performance; most requests are 2-10x faster than Net_DNS * Near drop-in replacement for Net_DNS * Uses PHP5 style classes and exceptions * Support for IPv4 and IPv6, TCP and UDP sockets. * Includes a separate, more intuitive Updater class for handling dynamic update * Support zone signing using TSIG and SIG(0) for updates and zone transfers * Includes a local cache using shared memory or flat file to improve performance * includes many more RR’s, including DNSSEC RR’s.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-pear-Net-DNS2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pear-Net-DNS2.

Install php-pear-Net-DNS2 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-Net-DNS2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-pear-Net-DNS2

Install php-pear-Net-DNS2 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-Net-DNS2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-pear-Net-DNS2

How To Uninstall php-pear-Net-DNS2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-pear-Net-DNS2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-pear-Net-DNS2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Net-DNS2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.