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

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-Net-Socket on CentOS 7. php-pear-Net-Socket is Network Socket Interface

Introduction

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

What is php-pear-Net-Socket

Net_Socket is a class interface to TCP sockets. It provides blocking and non-blocking operation, with different reading and writing modes (byte-wise, block-wise, line-wise and special formats like network byte-order ip addresses).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sudo dnf remove php-pear-Net-Socket

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Summary

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