How to Install PHP 8.2 on Rocky Linux 9

To install PHP 8.2 on Rocky Linux 9, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Begin by updating your system:

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Import PHP Remi Repository

sudo dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-9.rpm

Step 3 : Verify available PHP modules with:

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable the PHP Remi repository:

sudo dnf module enable php:remi-8.2

Step 5 : Install PHP core packages

sudo dnf install php82 php82-php-fpm php82-php-cli

Step 6 : Install commonly used PHP extensions:

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

Explanation of Extensions:

- mysqlnd: MySQL native driver.

- curl: cURL extension for URL handling.

- gd: Graphics Draw (image manipulation).

- mcrypt: Deprecated, but still used in some legacy applications for encryption.

- json: JSON support.

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository.

- common: Common files for PHP.

- xml: XML support.

- zip: ZIP archive support.

- devel: Development tools for PHP.

- xsl: XSL extension for XML.

- soap: SOAP extension for web services.

- bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics.

- mbstring: Multibyte string support.

- gettext: Internationalization functions.

- imagick: ImageMagick extension for image processing.

Step 7 : Check the installed PHP version:

php82 -v

Congratulations, you have successfully installed PHP 8.2 on Rocky Linux 9.