PHP Packages for HTTPD - RHEL/OEL8/CentOS

sudo dnf install -y php php-common php-cli

HTTPD Integration

sudo dnf install -y php-fpm httpd

Essential PHP Modules

php-mysqlnd - MySQL/MariaDB database support

php-pdo - PHP Data Objects interface

php-gd - GD graphics library

php-mbstring - Multibyte string handling

php-xml - XML processing

php-json - JSON support

php-opcache - Opcode cache for performance

php-intl - Internationalization functions

php-bcmath - Arbitrary precision mathematics

php-zip - ZIP archive handling

php-curl - cURL support

php-soap - SOAP protocol support

php-ldap - LDAP directory access

php-process - Process control extensions

php-pecl-apcu - User cache for PHP

One-Line Install Command

sudo dnf install -y httpd php php-common php-cli php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-pdo php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-json php-opcache php-intl php-bcmath php-zip php-curl php-soap php-ldap php-process php-pecl-apcu

Post-Installation Steps

# Enable and start PHP-FPM
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm
sudo systemctl start php-fpm

# Enable and start HTTPD
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify PHP version
php -v

Optional/Additional Packages

php-pgsql - PostgreSQL database support

php-odbc - ODBC database support

php-pear - PHP Extension and Application Repository

php-devel - PHP development files

php-pecl-zip - Enhanced ZIP support

php-imap - IMAP email support

php-enchant - Spell checking

php-snmp - SNMP support

Note: OEL8 and CentOS 8 use php-fpm (FastCGI Process Manager) by default instead of mod_php. This is more efficient and secure.

Configuration Files

/etc/php.ini - Main PHP configuration

/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf - PHP-FPM pool configuration

/etc/httpd/conf.d/*.conf - HTTPD PHP configuration

Test PHP Installation

# Create test file
echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" | sudo tee /var/www/html/info.php

# Visit in browser
# http://your-server-ip/info.php

# Remove after testing
sudo rm /var/www/html/info.php

PHP Packages for HTTPD on RHEL-Like Distros