How To Install php-xcache on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xcache on CentOS 7. php-xcache is Fast, stable PHP opcode cacher

Introduction

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

What is php-xcache

XCache is a fast, stable PHP opcode and data cacher that has been tested and is now running on production servers under high load. It is tested (on linux) and supported on all of the latest PHP release. ThreadSafe is also perfectly supported. NOTICE only for user data cache. You need to edit configuration file (xcache.ini) to enable it.

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

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

sudo yum -y install php-xcache

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

sudo dnf -y install php-xcache

How To Uninstall php-xcache on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove php-xcache

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Summary

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