In This post, I will show you on how to install the PHP 5.4.4 packages on CentOS 6.2 using Remi repository. PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor is a widely used, free and open-source server-side scripting language that was especially designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages and can be embedded into HTML. PHP applications are commonly found with the filename extensions .php, .php4, or .php5. PHP does not included in CentOS 6.2 with minimum type of installation.
Prerequisites :
How to Install Remi yum Repository on CentOS 6.2 x86 and x86_64
Simply run the following command to install latest PHP packages :
[root@centos62 ~]# yum install php -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: centos.ipserverone.com * extras: centos.ipserverone.com * remi: rpms.famillecollet.com * remi-test: rpms.famillecollet.com * updates: centos.ipserverone.com Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package php.i686 0:5.4.4-1.el6.remi will be installed --> Processing Dependency: php-common(x86-32) = 5.4.4-1.el6.remi for package: php-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 --> Processing Dependency: php-cli(x86-32) = 5.4.4-1.el6.remi for package: php-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 --> Running transaction check ---> Package php-cli.i686 0:5.4.4-1.el6.remi will be installed ---> Package php-common.i686 0:5.4.4-1.el6.remi will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ==================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ==================================================================================================== Installing: php i686 5.4.4-1.el6.remi remi-test 2.5 M Installing for dependencies: php-cli i686 5.4.4-1.el6.remi remi-test 2.5 M php-common i686 5.4.4-1.el6.remi remi-test 874 k Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================== Install 3 Package(s) Total download size: 5.9 M Installed size: 21 M Downloading Packages: (1/3): php-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686.rpm | 2.5 MB 05:58 (2/3): php-cli-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686.rpm | 2.5 MB 04:56 (3/3): php-common-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686.rpm | 874 kB 01:39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8.0 kB/s | 5.9 MB 12:36 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. Installing : php-common-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 1/3 WARNING : These php-* RPM are not official Fedora/Redhat build and overrides the official ones. Don't file bugs on Fedora Project nor Redhat. Use dedicated forums http://forums.famillecollet.com/ Installing : php-cli-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 2/3 Installing : php-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 3/3 Installed: php.i686 0:5.4.4-1.el6.remi Dependency Installed: php-cli.i686 0:5.4.4-1.el6.remi php-common.i686 0:5.4.4-1.el6.remi Complete!
Check the php packages installed :
[root@centos62 ~]# rpm -qa | grep php php-common-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 php-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686 php-cli-5.4.4-1.el6.remi.i686