How to Install PHP 8.1 on CentOS Stream 10

To install PHP 8.1 on CentOS Stream 10, follow these steps.

Step 1 : Start by updating your system to ensure all existing packages are up to date:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2 : Import the Remi repository, which contains the latest PHP versions:

sudo dnf install -y https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-10.rpm

Step 3 : Verify available PHP modules by running the following command:

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable the Remi repository for PHP 8.1:

sudo dnf module enable php:remi-8.1 -y

Step 5 : Install PHP 8.1 core, PHP-FPM, and CLI:

sudo dnf install php81 php81-php-fpm php81-php-cli -y

Step 6 : Next, install common PHP extensions. These extensions provide additional functionality:

sudo dnf install -y php81-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

- mysqlnd: MySQL Native Driver for PHP, required for MySQL database interactions.

- curl: Enables PHP to interact with remote servers via HTTP requests.

- gd: Used for image processing and manipulation.

- mcrypt: Provides encryption and decryption functionality.

- json: Provides support for JSON data handling.

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository, used to manage packages.

- common: General utilities and functions required by PHP.

- xml: Provides XML parsing support.

- zip: Support for handling ZIP archives.

- devel: Development tools for compiling PHP extensions.

- xsl: Support for Extensible Stylesheet Language transformations.

- soap: Web services support in PHP.

- bcmath: Basic math support for arbitrary precision calculations.

- mbstring: Multibyte string support, especially for handling non-Latin characters.

- gettext: Internationalization and localization support.

- imagick: Integration with ImageMagick for advanced image manipulation.

Step 7 : Verify the installed PHP version by running:

php81 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.1 on CentOS Stream 10 with the necessary extensions.