4.4.4. Updating PHP on CentOS

yum install epel-release
rpm -Uvh https://mirror.webtatic.com/yum/el6/latest.rpm

After connecting the repository, run the command:

php -v

• If the result displays text like “php: command not found", Then install the new PHP version by running the command:

  yum install -y php56w php56w-opcache php56w-xml php56w-mcrypt php56w-gd php56w-devel php56w-mysql php56w-intl php56w-mbstring 

• If the result displays text like “PHP 5.X.XX (cli)»Or similar, remove the old PHP version and install the new one:
  1. Remove the old PHP version with the command:

     yum remove php-common

  2. Install the new PHP version with the command:

     yum install -y php56w php56w-opcache php56w-xml php56w-mcrypt php56w-gd php56w-devel php56w-mysql php56w-intl php56w-mbstring

  3. If any packages have not been replaced with new ones, you can run the commands:

     yum install yum-plugin-replace
     yum replace php-common --replace-with=php56w-common

yum install epel-release
rpm -Uvh https://mirror.webtatic.com/yum/el6/latest.rpm

After connecting the repository, run the command:

php -v

• If the result displays text like “php: command not found", Then install the new PHP version by running the command:

  yum install -y php70w php70w-opcache php70w-xml php70w-mcrypt php70w-gd php70w-devel php70w-mysql php70w-intl php70w-mbstring 

• If the result displays text like “PHP 5.X.XX (cli)»Or similar, remove the old PHP version and install the new one:
  1. Remove the old PHP version with the command:

     yum remove php-common

  2. Install the new PHP version with the command:

     yum install -y php70w php70w-opcache php70w-xml php70w-mcrypt php70w-gd php70w-devel php70w-mysql php70w-intl php70w-mbstring

  3. If any packages have not been replaced with new ones, you can run the commands:

     yum install yum-plugin-replace
     yum replace php-common --replace-with=php70w-common