How To Install php-pecl-imagick on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-imagick on CentOS 7. php-pecl-imagick is Provides a wrapper to the ImageMagick library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-imagick on CentOS 7.

What is php-pecl-imagick

imagick is a native php extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick API. This extension requires ImageMagick version 6.2.4+ and PHP 5.1.3+. IMPORTANT versions.

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

Install php-pecl-imagick 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-imagick using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-pecl-imagick

Install php-pecl-imagick 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-imagick using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-pecl-imagick

How To Uninstall php-pecl-imagick on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-pecl-imagick package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-pecl-imagick

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-imagick on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.