How to install PHP 7.4 in CentOS 8/RHEL 8 system

This article describes how to install PHP 7.4 in the CentOS 8/RHEL 8 operating system. PHP version 7.4.0RC1 has been released to developers and interested users for testing. Please note that PHP 7.4.0RC1 is not suitable for major deployments, and the expected official release date for GA is November 28, 2019. Follow the steps below to install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 8/RHEL 8.

1. Add EPEL and REMI repositories

EPEL and REMI repositories are the main requirements for this installation, by running the following Command to add them to the system:

sudo yum -y install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm

Reference: How to install EPEL Repository on RHEL 8/CentOS 8.

2. Install PHP 7.4 in CentOS 8/RHEL 8

After adding the repository, we can enable the PHP 7.4 Remi module and install it in CentOS 8/RHEL 8 system Install PHP 7.4 in CentOS 8/RHEL 8:

sudo dnf -y install dnf-utils

Enable module flow for PHP 7.4 in CentOS 8/RHEL 8:

sudo dnf module install php:remi-7.4

Accept the installation prompt:

Install additional packages using the next command:

sudo dnf update
sudo yum install php-xxx

At this point, the installed PHP version should be 7.4, as follows:

$ php -v

PHP 7.4.0RC1 (cli) (built: Sep 3 2019 07:45:03) ( NTS )
Copyright © The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0-dev, Copyright © Zend Technologies

To see the enabled modules, run:

$ php --modules

At this point, the installation of PHP 7.4 in CentOS 8/RHEL 8 has been completed.

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