PHP 8.0 Installation in Arch Linux – Step-by-step

Installing PHP

2. 2. Installing AUR Package Manager

   How to Install Yay for Manjaro GNU/Linux

   Installing Yay Aur Package Installer

   Yay Manjaro Setup Guide

3. 3. Installing PHP 8.0

   Now to Install PHP 8.0 on Arch
   First, Install the Required Packages:

   sudo pacman -Sy hspell nuspell libvoikko

   Then to Setup it simply play:

   yay -Sy --noconfirm php80

   On Prompt try simply to Hit “Enter” and follow with the Default Choices.
   Possibly to Accept the License Agreement Hit “q”.
   In case of any Issue and for further insight see: AUR Php80.
   In case of a “gpg: keyserver receive failed: No name” Issue see the -> Troubleshooting.
   Last, Test your new Php with:

   php -v

4. 4. Searching PHP 8.0 Extensions

   Again to Search PHP 8.0 Extensions.

   So you can Search for the available PHP 8 Extensions running:

   yay -Ss php8

   And possibily refine the Result using a grep Pipe

   yay -Ss php8 | grep [KEYWORD]

   Like for instance:

   yay -Ss php8 | grep mysql

5. 5. Setting PHP Version

   (Optional) In case to Manage Multiple PHP Versions on System
   Use the Default CLI Tool:

   sudo update-alternatives --config php

   Possibly to Install the Package:

   sudo pacman -Sy dpkg

   If more than One then Simply Choose the Right PHP Release Entry.