Problem: When you start a new Amazon Linux 2 AMI server, and try to install php via command:
<pre><code>yum install php
</code></pre>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:
<pre><code>sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php7.2
</code></pre>Once it is enabled, follow the instructions to install:
<pre><code>yum clean metadata 
yum install php-cli php-pdo php-fpm php-json php-mysqlnd
</code></pre>That’s it. Check the php -v again and it shows:
PHP 7.2.28 (cli) (built: Mar 2 2020 19:38:11) ( NTS )
Originally published at <a target="_blank" href="https://victorleungtw.com/2020/04/10/install-php7-2-instead-of-php5-4-on-amazon-linux-2/">https://victorleungtw.com</a>.


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 )

*Originally published at [https://victorleungtw.com](https://victorleungtw.com/2020/04/10/install-php7-2-instead-of-php5-4-on-amazon-linux-2/).*

Install php7.2 instead of php5.4 on Amazon Linux 2