How To Install php-pecl-dio on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-dio on CentOS 7.
What is php-pecl-dio
PHP supports the direct io functions as described in the Posix Standard (Section 6) for performing I/O functions at a lower level than the C-Language stream I/O functions (fopen(), fread(),..). DIO provides functions and stream wrappers which provide raw and serial low level IO support. The use of the DIO functions should be considered only when direct control of a device is needed. In all other cases, the standard filesystem functions are more than adequate.
We can use yum or dnf to install php-pecl-dio on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pecl-dio.
Install php-pecl-dio 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-pecl-dio using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-pecl-dio
Install php-pecl-dio 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-pecl-dio using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-pecl-dio
How To Uninstall php-pecl-dio on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-pecl-dio package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-pecl-dio
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-dio on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
