How to Install PHP 8.5 for Nginx on AlmaLinux 10

To install PHP 8.5 for Nginx on AlmaLinux 10, follow the steps below:

Step 1 : Update all system packages:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2 : Install the Remi repository which provides PHP 8.5:

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

Step 3 : List available PHP module streams:

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Reset the default PHP module and enable PHP 8.5:

sudo dnf module reset php -y
sudo dnf module enable php:remi-8.5 -y

Step 5 : Install PHP core packages:

sudo dnf install -y php

Step 6 : Install PHP-FPM and commonly used PHP extensions:

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

• php-fpm: FastCGI Process Manager for Nginx
• php-cli: Run PHP scripts from the command line
• php-mysqlnd: MySQL/MariaDB database driver
• php-curl: HTTP and API requests
• php-gd: Image processing
• php-mcrypt: Encryption functions
• php-json: JSON data handling
• php-pear: PHP package management
• php-common: Core PHP files
• php-xml: XML parsing
• php-zip: ZIP archive support
• php-devel: PHP development tools
• php-xsl: XSLT processing
• php-soap: SOAP web services
• php-bcmath: High-precision math
• php-mbstring: Multibyte string support
• php-gettext: Localization support
• php-imagick: Image processing with ImageMagick

Step 7 : Edit the PHP-FPM pool configuration:

sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf

Find and replace:

user = apache
group = apache

With:

user = nginx
group = nginx

Save and exit the file.

Step 8 : Enable PHP-FPM to start on boot and start the service:

sudo systemctl enable php-fpm --now

Step 9 : Check the installed PHP version:

php -v

Step 10 : Edit the Nginx server block:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/example.com.conf

Add or update the PHP configuration inside the server block:

location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}

Step 11 : Test the Nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

Step 12 : Restart Nginx and PHP-FPM:

sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 13 : Create a PHP test file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/example.com/info.php

Add:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Step 14 : Open a browser and visit:

http://example.com/info.php

You should see the PHP 8.5 information page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PHP 8.5 for Nginx on AlmaLinux 10.