How to Install PHP 7.2 on CentOS 7

To install PHP 7.2 on CentOS 7, follow these steps:

Step 1 : First, ensure your system packages are up to date:

sudo yum update

Step 2 : Install the Remi repository which provides the PHP packages:

sudo yum install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm

Step 3 : Enable the PHP 7.2 repository from Remi:

sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php72

Step 4 : Now install PHP 7.2 core packages:

sudo yum install -y php72 php72-php-fpm php72-php-cli

Step 5 : Install commonly used PHP extensions. These extensions provide additional functionality to PHP:

sudo yum install -y php72-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

- mysqlnd: MySQL Native Driver for PHP, improves the performance and compatibility with MySQL databases.

- curl: Allows PHP to communicate with other servers using various protocols like HTTP, FTP, etc.

- gd: Adds support for the GD graphics library, useful for image processing.

- mcrypt: Provides encryption algorithms.

- json: Adds support for JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) serialization.

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository framework.

- common: Common files for PHP.

- xml: Adds support for XML manipulation.

- zip: Provides ZIP archive management functions.

- devel: Development files necessary for building PHP extensions.

- xsl: Adds support for XSLT (XSL Transformations).

- soap: Implements Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).

- bcmath: Provides arbitrary precision mathematics functions.

- mbstring: Multibyte string support.

- gettext: Adds GNU gettext support.

- imagick: PHP extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick library.

Step 6 : Check the installed PHP version:

php72 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 7.2 on CentOS 7.