How To Install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 on CentOS 7. php-simplesamlphp-saml2 is SAML2 PHP library from SimpleSAMLphp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 on CentOS 7.

What is php-simplesamlphp-saml2

A PHP library for SAML2 related functionality. Extracted from SimpleSAMLphp [1], used by OpenConext [2]. This library started as a collaboration between UNINETT [3] and SURFnet [4] but everyone is invited to contribute. Autoloader [1] https [2] https [3] https [4] https

We can use yum or dnf to install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-simplesamlphp-saml2.

Install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 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-simplesamlphp-saml2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-simplesamlphp-saml2

Install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 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-simplesamlphp-saml2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-simplesamlphp-saml2

How To Uninstall php-simplesamlphp-saml2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the php-simplesamlphp-saml2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-simplesamlphp-saml2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-simplesamlphp-saml2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.