yum install a particular version

Question

I am currently using centOS 5.2 I want to install php 5.3.3. how do I install using yum?

Solution 1

You have to first add a repository that has PHP 5.3. In this case you can use the webtatic one

rpm -Uvh http://repo.webtatic.com/yum/centos/5/latest.rpm

Then execute the following:

yum update

Install PHP:

yum --enablerepo=webtatic install php

Solution 2

To install a specific version, just ask to yum to install the package with its full name.

For example, if the fullname of php-5.3.3 is 'php-5.3.3-1.el5.remi.x86_64.rpm' :

yum install php-5.3.3-1.el5.remi.x86_64.rpm

For more information, you can read this small article : http://www.zulius.com/how-to/yum-install-specific-package-version

Comments

[Admin]

@SeyZ Thanks a lot. I tried it did not work on the box.

[Admin]

I'm not on a yum package manager so I can't test for you. Are you sure that the name of the package is correct and is the full name ?