How to Install PHP 8.1 on Fedora 39

To install PHP 8.1 on Fedora 39, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Update

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Add Remi's repo

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

Step 3 : Check available PHP modules

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable PHP Remi Repository

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled remi

Step 5 : Install PHP core

sudo dnf install -y php81 php81-php-fpm php81-php-cli

Step 6 : Install commonly used PHP extensions

sudo dnf install -y php81-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: Client URL Library

- gd: Graphics Draw

- mcrypt: Encryption library

- json: JavaScript Object Notation

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository

- common: Common functions

- xml: Extensible Markup Language

- zip: ZIP archive support

- devel: Development tools

- xsl: XSLT stylesheets

- soap: Simple Object Access Protocol

- bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics

- mbstring: Multibyte string functions

- gettext: Internationalization functions

- imagick: ImageMagick image processing

Step 7 : Verify PHP version

php81 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.1 on Fedora 39 with essential extensions.