How To Install php-soap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-soap in AlmaLinux 8. php-soap is A module for PHP applications that use the SOAP protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-soap on AlmaLinux 8.

What is php-soap

The php-soap package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support to PHP for using the SOAP web services protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-soap on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-soap.

Install php-soap 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-soap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-soap

Install php-soap 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-soap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-soap

How To Uninstall php-soap on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove php-soap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-soap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.