Upgrade PHP from 7.x to 8.x in RHEL8

612 Jisna Joseph June 27, 2024 Getting Started 2861

Synopsis: This article helps linux user to upgrade PHP from lower version to latest version(8.2) in AlmaLinux, RockyLinux and Rhel.

1. How to upgrade PHP from 7.x to 8.2 in AlmaLinux 8.x, RockyLinux 8.x, RHEL 8.x?

Step 1(A): Enable EPEL and Remi repositories, run the below command:

root@server:~# dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm -y

Step 1(B):. Install the PHP 8.2 repository

root@server:~# dnf module reset php -y

root@server:~# dnf module install php:remi-8.2 -y

Step 1(C): Install yum-util packages

root@server:~# yum install yum-utils -y

Step 1(D): Then run the update command

root@server:~# yum update

Step 1(E): To verify that PHP 8.2 has been successfully installed, check the version by running the following command:

root@server:~# php -v

Step 2(A): Install the EPEL repository. Run the followin command:

root@server:~# dnf install epel-release

Step 2(B): Install the Remi repository by executing the following command

Step 2(C): Install the DNF utilities

root@server:~# dnf install dnf-utils

Step 2(D): Enable the PHP 8.2 Remi repository, run the following commands:

root@server:~# dnf module reset php
root@server:~# dnf module install php:remi-8.2

Step 2(E): Run the following command to install PHP 8.2:

root@server:~# dnf install php

Step 2(F): Check the PHP version by running the following command:

root@server:~# php -v

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