Release Candidate versions are available in testing repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS) to allow more people to test them. They are available as Software Collections, for a parallel installation, perfect solution for such tests, and also as base packages.
RPM of PHP version 8.0.13RC1 are available as SCL in remi-test repository and as base packages in the remi-test repository for Fedora 35 orin the remi-php80-test repository for Fedora 33-34 and Enterprise Linux.
RPM of PHP version 7.4.26RC1 are available as SCL in remi-test repository and as base packages in the remi-test repository for Fedora 33-34 orremi-php74-test repository for Enterprise Linux.
PHP version 7.3 is now in security mode only, so no more RC will be released.
Installation : read the Repository configuration and choose your version.
Parallel installation of version 8.0 as Software Collection:
yum --enablerepo=remi-test install php80
Parallel installation of version 7.4 as Software Collection:
yum --enablerepo=remi-test install php74
Update of system version 8.0:
yum --enablerepo=remi-php80,remi-php80-test update php\*
or, the modular way (Fedora and EL 8):
dnf module reset php dnf module enable php:remi-8.0 dnf --enablerepo=remi-modular-test update php\*
Update of system version 7.4:
yum --enablerepo=remi-php74,remi-php74-test update php\*
or, the modular way (Fedora and EL 8):
dnf module reset php dnf module enable php:remi-7.4 dnf --enablerepo=remi-modular-test update php\*
Notice: version 8.0.12RC1 is also in Fedora rawhide for QA.
EL-8 packages are built using RHEL-8.4
EL-7 packages are built using RHEL-7.9
RC version is usually the same as the final version (no change accepted after RC, exception for security fix).
Version 8.1.0RC3 is also available
Software Collections ( php74, php80)
Base packages (php)