How to Install PHP 8.3 on CentOS 7

To install PHP 8.3 on CentOS 7, follow these steps:

Step 1 : First, ensure your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo yum update -y

Step 2 : Next, you need to import the Remi repository, which contains the latest PHP packages:

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

Step 3 : Enable the Remi repository for PHP 8.3:

sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php83

Step 4 : Install the core PHP packages:

sudo yum install php83 php83-php-fpm php83-php-cli

Step 5 : Install the commonly used PHP extensions:

sudo yum install -y php83-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

- mysqlnd: MySQL native driver for PHP.

- curl: Library to make HTTP requests.

- gd: Image processing and manipulation.

- mcrypt: Encryption functions.

- json: Support for JSON encoding and decoding.

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository.

- common: Common files for PHP.

- xml: XML parsing.

- zip: Zip archive support.

- devel: PHP development files.

- xsl: Extensible Stylesheet Language transformations.

- soap: SOAP protocol.

- bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics.

- mbstring: Multibyte string handling.

- gettext: Gettext message handling.

- imagick: ImageMagick image manipulation.

Step 6 : Check the PHP version to ensure it is installed correctly:

php83 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.3 on CentOS 7.