How to Install PHP 8.1 on Fedora 40

To install PHP 8.1 on Fedora 40, we'll go through several steps.

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

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:

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable the PHP Remi repository:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled remi

Step 5 : Install PHP core and necessary packages:

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

Step 6 : Install commonly used PHP extensions like mysqlnd, curl, gd, mcrypt, json, pear....

sudo dnf install -y php81-php-{mysqlnd,curl,gd,mcrypt,json,pear,common,xml,zip,devel,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

Explanation:

• mysqlnd: MySQL native driver for PHP
• curl: cURL extension for PHP, useful for making HTTP requests
• gd: GD extension for PHP, used for image processing
• mcrypt: Mcrypt extension for PHP, for encryption functions
• json: JSON extension for PHP, for working with JSON data
• pear: PEAR package manager for PHP
• common: Common files for PHP
• xml: XML extension for PHP
• zip: Zip extension for PHP, for working with zip files
• devel: Development files for PHP
• xsl: XSL extension for PHP, for working with XSLT transformations
• soap: SOAP extension for PHP, for web services
• bcmath: BCMath extension for PHP, for arbitrary precision mathematics
• mbstring: Mbstring extension for PHP, for multibyte string functions
• gettext: Gettext extension for PHP, for internationalization
• imagick: Imagick extension for PHP, for image manipulation using ImageMagick

Step 7 : Verify the PHP installation and version:

php81 -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.1 on Fedora 40.