How To Install php-pear-XML-Serializer on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pear-XML-Serializer on CentOS 7. php-pear-XML-Serializer is Swiss-army knife for reading and writing XML files

Introduction

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

What is php-pear-XML-Serializer

XML_Serializer serializes complex data structures like arrays or object as XML documents. This class helps you generating any XML document you require without the need for DOM.

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-pear-XML-Serializer

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

sudo dnf -y install php-pear-XML-Serializer

How To Uninstall php-pear-XML-Serializer on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-pear-XML-Serializer

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Summary

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