How can I install PHP 7.4 on Fedora 33/32/31/30?. PHP is the most widely used server-side scripting language for creating dynamic web pages and web applications. The official release of PHP 7.4 for public use was November 28, 2019.

PHP 7.4 comes with a remarkable amount of new features. Its RPM packages are available in the remi-php74 repository for Fedora ≥ 29. Follow the few steps below to install PHP 7.4 on Fedora 33/32/31/30.

Step 1: Update Fedora system

Pull latest updates for installed packages.

sudo dnf -y update

Step 2: Add REMI Repository

Run the commands below to add REMI repository to your Fedora system.

# Fedora 33
sudo dnf -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-33.rpm

# Fedora 32
sudo dnf -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-32.rpm

# Fedora 31
sudo dnf -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-31.rpm

# Fedora 30
sudo dnf -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-30.rpm

# Fedora 29
sudo dnf -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/fedora/remi-release-29.rpm

Step 3: Install PHP 7.4 on Fedora 33/32/31/30

Some dependencies required are available in remi repository. Enable remi and remi-php74 repository.

Some common dependencies are available in remi repository, which need to be enabled:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled remi
sudo  dnf module reset php

Install PHP 7.4 on Fedora 33/32/31/30:

sudo dnf module install php:remi-7.4

Press the y key when prompted to begin installation of PHP 7.4 on Fedora 33/32/31/30:

Waiting for process with pid 16660 to finish.
Fedora Modular 30 - x86_64                                                                                          40 kB/s |  24 kB     00:00    
Fedora Modular 30 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                29 kB/s |  21 kB     00:00    
Fedora 30 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                        32 kB/s |  16 kB     00:00    
Fedora 30 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                        49 MB/s |  24 MB     00:00    
Fedora 30 - x86_64                                                                                                 151 kB/s |  24 kB     00:00    
Remi's Modular repository - Fedora 30 - x86_64                                                                      27 kB/s | 3.5 kB     00:00    
Remi's RPM repository - Fedora 30 - x86_64                                                                          24 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
Dependencies resolved.
===================================================================================================================================================
 Package                              Architecture               Version                                    Repository                        Size
===================================================================================================================================================
Installing group/module packages:
 php-cli                              x86_64                     7.4.0~RC2-3.fc30.remi                      remi-modular                     4.5 M
 php-common                           x86_64                     7.4.0~RC2-3.fc30.remi                      remi-modular                     1.1 M
 php-fpm                              x86_64                     7.4.0~RC2-3.fc30.remi                      remi-modular                     1.6 M
 php-json                             x86_64                     7.4.0~RC2-3.fc30.remi                      remi-modular                      39 k
 php-mbstring                         x86_64                     7.4.0~RC2-3.fc30.remi                      remi-modular                     487 k
 php-xml                              x86_64                     7.4.0~RC2-3.fc30.remi                      remi-modular                     175 k
Installing dependencies:
 httpd-filesystem                     noarch                     2.4.41-1.fc30                              updates                           15 k
 libxslt                              x86_64                     1.1.33-1.fc30                              updates                          237 k
 nginx-filesystem                     noarch                     1:1.16.1-1.fc30                            updates                           11 k
 oniguruma                            x86_64                     6.9.2-2.fc30                               updates                          193 k
Installing module profiles:
 php/common                                                                                                                                       
Enabling module streams:
 php                                                             remi-7.4                                                                         

Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================================================================
Install  10 Packages

Total download size: 8.3 M
Installed size: 53 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y

Confirm current PHP version installed.

$ php -v
PHP 7.4.12 (cli) (built: Oct 27 2020 15:01:52) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

To install additional PHP packages/extensions, use the command syntax:

sudo yum install php-xxx

Example:

sudo dnf install php  php-cli php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-zip php-devel php-gd php-mcrypt php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath php-json

To view enabled modules, run:

$ php --modules

You now have PHP 7.4 installed on Fedora 33/32/31/30 Linux System. Until next time stay connected for latest Linux how-to guides and other Tech tutorials.

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