php72 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "php72" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install php72 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall php72 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "php72" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone php72's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/php72.git 
            
                        
                ~/php72
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/php72 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/php72
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php72 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1358501
Name: php72
PackageBaseID: 139189
PackageBase: php72
Version: 7.2.34-14
Description: PHP. A general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development
URL: http://www.php.net
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 4.7E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: el_aur
Submitter: el_aur
FirstSubmitted: 1548968332
LastModified: 1700753504
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/php72.tar.gz