How to Install PHP 8.3 on Fedora 39

To install PHP 8.3 on Fedora 39, follow these steps:

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

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Add Remi's repository to your system:

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

Step 3 :Verify available PHP modules by executing the following command:

sudo dnf module list php

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

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled remi

Step 5 : Install PHP core components, including php83, php83-php-fpm, and cli:

sudo dnf install php83 php83-php-fpm php83-php-cli

Step 6 : Install commonly used PHP extensions. Modify the list based on your specific requirements:

sudo dnf install php83-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: cURL extension for URL handling

- gd: GD Graphics Library for image processing

- mcrypt: Encryption and decryption functions

- json: JSON data format handling

- pear: PHP Extension and Application Repository

- common: Common files for PHP

- xml: XML parsing and manipulation

- zip: ZIP archive support

- devel: Development files for building PHP extensions

- xsl: XSLT transformations support

- soap: SOAP web services support

- bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics

- mbstring: Multibyte string support

- gettext: Native language support

- imagick: ImageMagick PHP extension for image processing

Step 7 : Check the installed PHP version to ensure everything is set up correctly:

php -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.3 on Fedora 39 with commonly used extensions. Your system is now ready for PHP development.