How to Install PHP 8.2 for Nginx on Fedora 39

To install PHP 8.2 for Nginx on Fedora 39, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Update your system to ensure you have the latest packages and dependencies.

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Install the Remi repository that provides the PHP packages.

sudo dnf install http://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-39.rpm -y

Step 3 : Check PHP Modules

sudo dnf module list php

Step 4 : Enable PHP Remi Repository

sudo dnf module enable php:remi-8.2 -y

Step 5 : Install PHP 8.2 and essential components.

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

Step 6 : Install frequently used PHP extensions.

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

- mysqlnd: Enhances MySQL database support.

- curl: Enables URL-related functions.

- gd: Facilitates image creation and manipulation.

- mcrypt: Handles encryption and decryption tasks.

- json: Supports JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data format.

- pear: Manages PHP extensions and applications.

- common: Shared files necessary for PHP.

- xml: Provides Extensible Markup Language support.

- zip: Allows compression and decompression of files.

- devel: Includes development files for PHP.

- xsl: Supports Extensible Stylesheet Language transformations.

- soap: Facilitates Simple Object Access Protocol functionality.

- bcmath: Enables arbitrary precision mathematics.

- mbstring: Provides multibyte string manipulation functions.

- gettext: Supports internationalization and localization.

- imagick: Integrates the ImageMagick PHP extension.

Step 7 : Update php-fpm Configuration

Edit the PHP-FPM configuration file to set the user and group.

sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf

Locate and replace "user" and "group" values with "nginx."

Step 8 : Restart the PHP-FPM service for changes to take effect.

sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

Step 9 : Configure Nginx to Use PHP

Edit your Nginx configuration file for your domain.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/example.devtutorial.io.conf

Add the following configuration

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.devtutorial.io;

    root /usr/share/nginx/example.devtutorial.io;


    index index.php index.html index.htm;


    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }


    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;
    }


    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Step 10 : Check the syntax of your Nginx configuration.

sudo nginx -t

Step 11 : Restart the Nginx web server to apply the changes.

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 12 : Create a file named info.php in your web root directory with the following content:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Step 13 : Visit your domain to see the PHP info page and ensure that PHP is working correctly with Nginx.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.2 on Fedora 39, configured Nginx to use PHP.