How to Install PHP 8.0 on Fedora 40

To install PHP 8.0 on Fedora 40, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Ensure your system is up to date by running:

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Add the Remi repository which provides the PHP 8.0 packages:

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 PHP Remi repository for Fedora 40:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled remi

Step 5 : Install PHP core along with PHP-FPM and CLI:

sudo dnf install php80 php80-php-fpm php80-php-cli

Step 6 : Install commonly used PHP extensions such as mysqlnd, curl, gd, mcrypt...:

sudo dnf install php80-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

Explanation of Extensions:

• mysqlnd: MySQL Native Driver for PHP
• curl: Client URL Library for PHP
• gd: GD Graphics Library for PHP
• mcrypt: Encryption library for PHP
• json: JavaScript Object Notation support for PHP
• pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository
• common: Common files for PHP
• xml: XML support for PHP
• zip: Zip archive management support for PHP
• devel: Development files for PHP
• xsl: XSLT support for PHP
• soap: SOAP support for PHP
• bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics for PHP
• mbstring: Multibyte string support for PHP
• gettext: GNU gettext support for PHP
• imagick: ImageMagick PHP extension

Step 7 : Verify that PHP 8.0 is installed successfully by checking the PHP version:

php80 --version

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.0 on Fedora 40.