Setting up a PHP environment for a PHP-based project on Amazon Linux 2 it’s a straightforward process, and it can be achieved in a few steps. This tutorial is aimed to show you the steps for installing PHP 7.4 on Amazon Linux 2.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
Install PHP 7.4 on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. Install the amazon-linux-extras package.
sudo yum install amazon-linux-extras
Step 2. Make sure that the PHP 7.4 is available.
sudo amazon-linux-extras | grep php
Output:
php7.3 available \
php7.4 available [ =stable ]
php8.0 available [ =stable ]
Step 3. Enable PHP 7.4 package.
sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php7.4
Step 4. Install PHP 7.4 on Amazon Linux 2.
sudo yum install php php-{pear,cgi,common,curl,mbstring,gd,mysqlnd,gettext,bcmath,json,xml,fpm,intl,zip,imap}
Step 5. Verify PHP version.
php --version
Output:
PHP 7.4.5 (cli)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Conclusion
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