How to install PHP 7.3/7.4 on CentOS 7
Step 1 – Setup Yum Repository
Install EPEL repository
# yum install epel-release
Install Remi repository
# yum install http://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm
Step 2 – Install yum-utils
Install yum-utils for managing yum repositories and packages
# yum install yum-utils
Step 3 – Enable Remi repository
Enable Remi repository as the default repository for installing different PHP versions using yum-config-manager which is provided by yum-utils
# yum-config-manager --enable remi-php73 [Install PHP 7.3]
# yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74 [Install PHP 7.4]
Step 4 – Install PHP with necessary modules
# yum install php php-mcrypt php-cli php-gd php-curl php-mysql php-ldap php-zip php-fileinfo
Check the installed version of PHP using below command
# php -v