How to Install PHP 8.2 on CentOS 7

To install PHP 8.2 on CentOS 7, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Update your system:

sudo yum update

Step 2 : Import the PHP Remi repository:

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

Step 3 : Enable the PHP Remi repository:

sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php82

Step 4 : Install PHP core components:

sudo yum install php82 php82-php-fpm php82-php-cli

Step 5 : Install commonly used PHP extensions:

sudo yum install -y php82-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

- mysqlnd: MySQL native driver for PHP.

- curl: Allows PHP to communicate with other servers using various protocols.

- gd: PHP extension for image processing and manipulation.

- mcrypt: Deprecated in PHP 7.1 and removed in PHP 7.2, but available separately here.

- json: Provides functions for encoding and decoding JSON.

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository.

- common: Common files for PHP.

- xml: Provides functions for parsing XML documents.

- zip: Provides functions for handling zip files.

- devel: Development files for PHP.

- xsl: Provides functions to process XML using XSLT.

- soap: Provides support for SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol).

- bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics functions.

- mbstring: Provides multibyte string functions.

- gettext: Provides internationalization functions.

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

Step 6 : Verify the PHP installation and version:

php82 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.2 on CentOS 7.