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The PHP packages in the base / epel repositories are very conservative. To opt for something more current the REMI repo can be used. Install the remi-release package (info) first: wget http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm rpm -ivh remi-release-7.rpm This will create the remi specific repo files in the /etc/yum.repo.d directory, specifically: remi-php70.repo remi.repo remi-safe.repo To install later PHP… Read more »