As a PHP Developer, you might need to send or receive files over HTTP. With the PHP Curl module, you can even use proxies or pass data over SSL connections. Let’s see how to install the PHP Curl module on Amazon Linux 2.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
- PHP installed
Install PHP Curl on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. Install php-curl.
sudo yum install php-curl
Step 2. Restart your Web Server service whether it’s apache or nginx.
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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