Install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 7

1. Step 1: Add EPEL and REMI Repository

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sudo yum -y install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm

2. Step 2: Install PHP 7.4 on CentOS 7

Enable PHP 7.4 Remi repository

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sudo yum -y install yum-utils
sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74

Install

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sudo yum update
sudo yum install php php-cli

Install additional packages:

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sudo yum install php-xxx

Example:

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sudo yum install php  php-cli php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-zip php-devel php-gd php-mcrypt php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath php-json

Check Version

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$ php -v
PHP 7.4.0 (cli) (built: Nov 26 2019 20:13:36) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

View enabled modules

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$ php --modules