diff --git a/_posts/01-06-01-Linux-Setup.md b/_posts/01-06-01-Linux-Setup.md index aac6b735f..2f19bd048 100644 --- a/_posts/01-06-01-Linux-Setup.md +++ b/_posts/01-06-01-Linux-Setup.md @@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ anchor: linux_setup ## Linux Setup {#linux_setup_title} -Most GNU/Linux distributions come with PHP available from the official repositories, but those packages usually are a little behind the current stable version. There are multiple ways to get newer PHP versions on such distributions. On Ubuntu and Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions, for instance, the best alternatives for native packages are provided and maintened by [Ondřej Surý][Ondrej Sury Blog], through his Personal Package Archive (PPA) on Ubuntu and DPA/bikeshed on Debian. Find instructions for each of these below. All that said, you can always use containers, compile the PHP Source code, etc. +Most GNU/Linux distributions come with PHP available from the official repositories, but those packages usually are a little behind the current stable version. There are multiple ways to get newer PHP versions on such distributions. ### Ubuntu-based distributions +On Ubuntu and Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions, for instance, the best alternatives for native packages are provided and maintained by [Ondřej Surý][Ondrej Sury Blog], through his Personal Package Archive (PPA) on Ubuntu and DPA/bikeshed on Debian. Find instructions for each of these below. + For Ubuntu distributions, the [PPA by Ondřej Surý][Ondrej Sury PPA] provides supported PHP versions along with many PECL extensions. To add this PPA to your system, perform the following steps in your terminal: 1. First, add the PPA to your system's software sources using the command: @@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ For Ubuntu distributions, the [PPA by Ondřej Surý][Ondrej Sury PPA] provides s This will ensure that your system can access and install the latest PHP packages available in the PPA. -#### Debian-based distributions +### Debian-based distributions For Debian-based distributions, Ondřej Surý also provides a [bikeshed][bikeshed] (Debian equivalent of a PPA). To add the bikeshed to your system and update it, follow these steps: @@ -63,6 +65,16 @@ For Debian-based distributions, Ondřej Surý also provides a [bikeshed][bikeshe With these steps, your system will be able to install the latest PHP packages from the bikeshed. +### RPM-based distributions + +On RPM-based distributions (CentOS, Fedora, RHEL, etc.) you can use the [Remi's RPM repository][remi-repo] to install the latest PHP version or to have multiple PHP versions simultaneously available. + +There is a [configuration wizard][remi-wizard] available to configure your RPM-based distribution. + +All that said, you can always use containers or compile the PHP source code from scratch. + [Ondrej Sury Blog]: https://deb.sury.org/ [Ondrej Sury PPA]: https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/php [bikeshed]: https://packages.sury.org/php/ +[remi-repo]: https://rpms.remirepo.net/ +[remi-wizard]: https://rpms.remirepo.net/wizard/