Install PHP, enter the following command:
# yum install php php-mcrypt php-cli php-gd php-curl php-mysql php-ldap php-zip php-fileinfo
Check the current PHP version:
# php -v
Enabling the Remi repository:
# yum install http://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm
Installing yum-utils:
# yum install yum-utils
yum-utils includes a yum-config-manager that can be used to enable Remi as the default repository for installing various versions of PHP.
If you want to install PHP updates on CentOS 7, just enable it as shown below:
# yum-config-manager --enable remi-php71 # yum-config-manager --enable remi-php72 # yum-config-manager --enable remi-php73 # yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74
Choose for example PHP 7.4
# yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74
Updating:
# yum update
Check the PHP version again:
# php -v
