Suse Linux

How to install PHP and common extensions on OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 / 15.2 / 15.3.

Step 1 — Update the System

sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update -y

Step 2 — Install Nginx (Optional)

sudo zypper install -y nginx
sudo systemctl enable --now nginx

Step 3 — Install PHP and Extensions

sudo zypper install -y php8 php8-fpm php8-mysql php8-curl \
    php8-mbstring php8-xml php8-gd php8-zip php8-opcache php8-json

Step 4 — Start PHP-FPM

sudo systemctl enable --now php-fpm
sudo systemctl status php-fpm

Step 5 — Configure Nginx for PHP-FPM

# /etc/nginx/vhosts.d/example.conf
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /srv/www/htdocs;
    index index.php index.html;

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Verify

php -v
php -m
sudo systemctl status php-fpm nginx