How to Install PHP 7.4 on Fedora 39

To install PHP 7.4 on Fedora 39, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Begin by updating your system using the following command:

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Add the Remi repository to your system:

sudo dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-$(cut -d ' ' -f 3 /etc/fedora-release).rpm

Step 3 : Check available PHP modules using the following command:

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable the Remi repository for PHP:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled remi

Step 5 : Install PHP 7.4 core components:

sudo dnf install php74 php74-php-fpm php74-php-cli

Step 6 : Install commonly used PHP extensions.

sudo dnf install php74-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

Explanation of extensions:

- mysqlnd: MySQL Native Driver

- curl: cURL extension for HTTP requests

- gd: Graphics Draw extension for image processing

- mcrypt: Encryption functions (considered deprecated in PHP 7.2 and removed in PHP 7.4)

- json: JSON handling support

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository

- common: Common files for PHP

- xml: XML support

- zip: ZIP archive support

- devel: PHP development files

- xsl: XSL extension for XML

- soap: SOAP extension for web services

- bcmath: BCMath arbitrary precision mathematics

- mbstring: Multibyte string support

- gettext: Gettext support for message translation

- imagick: ImageMagick extension for image processing

Step 7 : Check the installed PHP version to ensure successful installation:

php74 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 7.4 on Fedora 39 along with commonly used extensions. Your system is now ready for PHP development.