Install php-pear package on the current set up of Php7

Question

I need to install the php-pear package on the current php7 - CentOS7 set up. I have tried using the remi rpm repository but it creates a new php package. I need it on the existing one. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

# verify that you do not have any php-pear package installed
sudo yum list installed | grep "php*-pear"

# verify what php version your command line is using (which is _likely_
#  to be the same than your web server) 
php -v

# see what are the available php-pear package
sudo yum list available | grep "php*-pear"

#install the relevant php pear package
sudo yum install php71w-pear

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