How To Install php-pecl-xdebug on CentOS 7
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.
