How to install a PHP extension(s) on command-line using yum

Introduction

You may follow the steps below to install a PHP extension using yum.

Procedure

To install a PHP extension by command line using yum, you may follow these steps. These steps are for EasyApache 4:

1. Log in to the server using 'SSH', and as the 'root' user.

2. To see what PHP extensions are available for your version, run the following command:

yum search ea-php74-php

Replace the "ea-php74" part with your version of PHP.

3. Choose what RPMs you wish to install.

4. Install those RPMs using the following command:

Example:

yum install ea-php74-php-cli ea-php74-php-mbstring ea-php74-php-pspell 

You can install more than one at a time.

5. Choose 'y' when asked.

6. When it completes, the installed extension(s) will be installed and automatically active in EasyApache 4.

7. That's it.