How To Install php-pecl-xdebug on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-xdebug on CentOS 7. php-pecl-xdebug is PECL package for debugging PHP scripts

Introduction

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

What is php-pecl-xdebug

The Xdebug extension helps you debugging your script by providing a lot of valuable debug information. The debug information that Xdebug can provide includes the following * stack and function traces in error messages with o full parameter display for user defined functions o function name, file name and line indications o support for member functions * memory allocation * protection for infinite recursions Xdebug also provides * profiling information for PHP scripts * code coverage analysis * capabilities to debug your scripts interactively with a debug client

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-pecl-xdebug

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

sudo dnf -y install php-pecl-xdebug

How To Uninstall php-pecl-xdebug on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-pecl-xdebug

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Summary

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