How to install php56-php-mbstring on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL

A module for PHP applications which need multi-byte string handling

License: PHP and LGPLv2 and BSD and OpenLDAP Vendor: GetPageSpeed LLC http://www.php.net/

Availability

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Distro	Channel	x86_64	Version
RHEL 7	Base		5.6.40

Description

The php56-php-mbstring package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support for multi-byte string handling to PHP.

Built for AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL.

Install

Base RHEL 7

php56-php-mbstring on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install php56-php-mbstring

Frequently asked questions

How do I install php56-php-mbstring on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the php56-php-mbstring package with your system package manager.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is php56-php-mbstring available for?

php56-php-mbstring is available for RHEL 7.