If you want to use the PHP interpreter through CGI mode but you don’t have CGI extension installed, here I will show you how to install PHP CGI on Amazon Linux 2.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
- PHP installed
Install PHP CGI on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. Install php-cgi.
sudo yum install php-cgi
Step 2. Restart your Web Server service.
Step 3. Verify the installation.
echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/html/info.php
Step 4. Access the file (info.php) in the browser.
http://server_ip/info.php
Conclusion
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