As a PHP extension, Mbstring can be required for some application functionalities as a dependency. Let’s see how to install mbstring on Amazon Linux 2.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
- PHP installed
Install Mbstring on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. Install mbstring.
sudo yum install php-mbstring
Step 2. Depending on your set up you will need to restart your PHP-FPM service or Apache server.
sudo service php-fpm restart
sudo service httpd restart
Step 3. To install mbstring for a specific PHP version, let’s say php80.
sudo yum install php80-php-mbstring
Conclusion
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