How To Install php-pecl-libsodium on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-libsodium on CentOS 7.
What is php-pecl-libsodium
A simple, low-level PHP extension for libsodium. Documentation
We can use yum or dnf to install php-pecl-libsodium on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pecl-libsodium.
Install php-pecl-libsodium 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-libsodium using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-pecl-libsodium
Install php-pecl-libsodium 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-libsodium using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-pecl-libsodium
How To Uninstall php-pecl-libsodium on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-pecl-libsodium package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-pecl-libsodium
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-libsodium on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
