How to install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 7

To install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 7, you can follow these steps. Before you start, it’s recommended to update your system to ensure that you have the latest packages. Open a terminal and run the following commands:

Now, you can install PHP 7.4 using the Remi repository, which provides up-to-date PHP versions for CentOS. Follow these steps:

1. Install the EPEL repository:

sudo yum install epel-release

2. Install the Remi repository:

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

3. Enable the Remi repository:

sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74

4. Install PHP 7.4 and necessary modules:

sudo yum install php php-opcache php-cli php-fpm php-mysql php-gd php-ldap php-odbc php-pdo php-pecl-apcu php-pecl-apcu-devel php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-json php-imagick

5. Verify the PHP installation:

php -v

This should display information about PHP 7.4.

6. Start and enable the PHP-FPM service:

sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm

For Nginx, you’ll need to configure Nginx to use PHP-FPM. This involves updating your Nginx configuration files.