How To Install php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8.
What is php-pgsql
The php-pgsql package add PostgreSQL database support to PHP. PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system that supports almost all SQL constructs. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. If you need back-end support for PostgreSQL, you should install this package in addition to the main php package.
We can use yum or dnf to install php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pgsql.
Install php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install php-pgsql using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-pgsql
Install php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install php-pgsql using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-pgsql
How To Uninstall php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the php-pgsql package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-pgsql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pgsql on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
