PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor is a widely used, free and open-source server-side scripting language that was especially designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages and can be embedded into HTML. PHP applications are commonly found with the filename extensions .php, .php4, or .php5. PHP5 does not included in Fedora 16 with minimum type of installation. You have to install it manually if you really need it.
To install basic PHP5 package, simply run this command :
[root@fedora16 ~]# yum install php -y
To get MySQL support in PHP5, you have to install php-mysql module. Run this command to install phph-mysql. It will help you to install php-mysql dependencies,php-pdo. php-pdo is required to successfully run php-mysql module :
[root@fedora16 ~]# yum install php-mysql -y Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package php-mysql.i686 0:5.3.10-1.fc16 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: php-pdo(x86-32) = 5.3.10-1.fc16 for package: php-mysql-5.3.10-1.fc16.i686 --> Running transaction check ---> Package php-pdo.i686 0:5.3.10-1.fc16 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ==================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ==================================================================================================== Installing: php-mysql i686 5.3.10-1.fc16 updates 77 k Installing for dependencies: php-pdo i686 5.3.10-1.fc16 updates 73 k Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================== Install 2 Packages Total download size: 150 k Installed size: 346 k Downloading Packages: (1/2): php-mysql-5.3.10-1.fc16.i686.rpm | 77 kB 00:01 (2/2): php-pdo-5.3.10-1.fc16.i686.rpm | 73 kB 00:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58 kB/s | 150 kB 00:02 Running Transaction Check Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : php-pdo-5.3.10-1.fc16.i686 1/2 Installing : php-mysql-5.3.10-1.fc16.i686 2/2 Installed: php-mysql.i686 0:5.3.10-1.fc16 Dependency Installed: php-pdo.i686 0:5.3.10-1.fc16 Complete!
Note :
php-mysql : A module for PHP applications that use MySQL databases
php-pdo : A database access abstraction module for PHP applications
