How to install remi and configure?

First, we need epel repository for remi as there are few dependencies.

Install epel repository and check.

yum install epel-release

yum repolist

Now you need to install the remi repository from the below link. There 3 methods through which you can install the repository.

Install Remi repo Centos 7

Centos 7
http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm

Centos 6
http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-6.rpm

Method 1

rpm localinstall http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm

Method 2

wget

yum install

Method 3

rpm -Uvh

After installation, we need to edit remi files according to our requirement. Below example will show you how to use remi to install php70. Same method will be used to install php56, php55, ph70, php71, php 72 etc.

Installing php70

Go to the repository directory

cd /etc/yum.repos.d

Edit remi.repo

vim remi.repo

edit one line under the heading [remi] , which will enable the remi repository.

enabled=0 to enabled=1

Also, enable the remi-php70.php

vim remi-php70.php

edit one line under the heading [remi] , which will enable the remi repository.

enabled=0 to enabled=1

For php71 enable the remi-php71.php

How to change or downgrade the php version in ubuntu ?

Edit one line under the heading [remi] , which will enable the remi repository.

enabled=0 to enabled=1

Check the repository status

yum repolist

Install the package required

yum install

Example – yum install php