If you want to have the ability to run PHP scripts without the need for a web server or web browser, just running them through a terminal or command-line interface you need to have the php-cli extension installed. Let’s install PHP CLI on Amazon Linux 2.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
- PHP installed
Install PHP CLI on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. Enable the desired PHP version.
sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php{version}
For example:
sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php7.4
Step 2. Install php-cli.
sudo yum clean metadata
sudo yum install php php-cli
Step 3. Restart your web server service.
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
Step 4. Create the phpinfo file.
echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/html/info.php
Step 5. Verify the installation.
http://server_ip/info.php
Conclusion
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