How to Install PHP 7.4 on Rocky Linux 9

To install PHP 7.4 on Rocky Linux 9, follow the steps below.

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

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Import the PHP Remi repository by executing the following command:

sudo dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-9.rpm

Step 3 : Verify available PHP modules with the command:

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable the PHP Remi repository using the command:

sudo dnf module enable php:remi-7.4

Step 5 : Install PHP 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}

• mysqlnd: MySQL native driver for enhanced database connectivity.
• curl: Enables PHP to communicate with various protocols, including HTTP.
• gd: Supports image creation and manipulation functions.
• mcrypt: Provides cryptographic functions.
• json: Handles JSON data.
• pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository.
• common: Shared files and scripts for PHP packages.
• xml: Handles XML data.
• zip: Adds support for ZIP archive handling.
• devel: Development files for building PHP extensions.
• xsl: Supports XSLT transformations.
• soap: Implements Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) support.
• bcmath: Offers arbitrary precision mathematics.
• mbstring: Handles multibyte string functions.
• gettext: Enables internationalization functions.
• imagick: Adds image processing capabilities.

Step 7 : Check the installed PHP version using:

php74 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 7.4 on Rocky Linux 9.