Install php7.2 instead of php5.4 on Amazon Linux 2
Problem: When you start a new Amazon Linux 2 AMI server, and try to install php via command:
yum install php
After install successfully and check the version, you would see php -v
PHP 5.4.16 (cli) (built: Oct 31 2019 18:34:05)
However, the latest php version is 7.2 and you want to have a new version.
Solution: You can enable it via amazon linux extras with this command:
sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php7.2
Once it is enabled, follow the instructions to install:
yum clean metadata
yum install php-cli php-pdo php-fpm php-json php-mysqlnd
That’s it. Check the php -v again and it shows:
PHP 7.2.28 (cli) (built: Mar 2 2020 19:38:11) ( NTS )
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