How to install bcmath module?

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How do I install the bcmath module on a server? I tried

yum update php-bcmath

but it said it found nothing.

https://github.com/phpseclib/bcmath_compat might be an option worth considering. — neubert, Oct 10 '19 at 16:28

score 70 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 03 '10 at 20:35

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Try yum install php-bcmath. If you still can't find anything, try yum search bcmath to find the package name

answered Aug 03 '10 at 20:35

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hi, i tried this along with the update but it did not work. but I did some search in google and found that centos doesnt have bcmath for the version of php i have on my server. so i think i am planning to find some other alternative.s thanks – JDesigns Aug 04 '10 at 04:39
Ok I supposed you had fedora... It would have been useful to specify your distribution in your question. – greg0ire Aug 04 '10 at 08:33
CentOS Linux release 6.0 (Final) has php-bcmath – Kinjal Dixit Dec 07 '12 at 10:31
I had to go with `yum install php53u-bcmath` due to some conflicts. – Kenny Wyland Jul 20 '13 at 02:49
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In php7, `sudo apt install php7.0-bcmath` – insign Nov 10 '16 at 20:29
This worked for me. Yum automatically detected the correct package for the php version I was using – TPHughes Jun 15 '21 at 08:53

score 67 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 21 '19 at 08:06

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ubuntu and php7.1

sudo apt install php7.1-bcmath

ubuntu and php without version specification

sudo apt install php-bcmath

edited Oct 21 '19 at 08:06

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answered Jul 10 '17 at 20:11

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sudo apt-get install php7.0-bcmath – CGray Sep 14 '17 at 14:33
how do you install it in mac? – Eric Luo Jan 04 '18 at 03:28
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And (if using apache), `service apache2 reload` afterwards. Otherwise bcmath won't yet be enabled. – jdhildeb Jun 01 '18 at 02:03
I've hit a few servers where yum needs the CPU arch at the end of the package name, i.e. `php71-bcmath.x86_64`. Use `yum search bcmath` to see what options are available on your server. – thirdender May 03 '19 at 14:01

score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 23 '18 at 02:34

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yum install php72-php-bcmath.x86_64
cp /etc/opt/remi/php72/php.d/20-bcmath.ini /etc/php.d/
cp /opt/remi/php72/root/usr/lib64/php/modules/bcmath.so /usr/lib64/php/modules/
systemctl restart httpd

Not sure why I had to go so deep considering the yum install gave me bcmath in phpinfo()

answered Jul 23 '18 at 02:34

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Because you need php-bcmath (base package, from remi-php72) not php72-php-bcmath (SCL from remi-safe) – Remi Collet Jul 23 '18 at 05:20
This solution worked for me. I am new to this. Can somebody explain this in details? Or provide a link where I can see more details. – Ahmed Numaan Aug 29 '18 at 06:50

score 11 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Worked great on CentOS 6.5

yum install bcmath

All my calls to bcmath functions started working right after an apache restart

service httpd restart

Sweet!

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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score 8 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 28 '19 at 13:39

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When using the official PHP images of Docker, use docker-php-ext-install bcmath.

Source: https://hub.docker.com/_/php?tab=description#php-core-extensions

answered Aug 28 '19 at 13:39

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Thank you SO much! It's been 5+ years since I've done any php, but I have since started using Docker for everything. I had to dig up a really old project and I've been adding random PPA's and debs, trying to use PECL and a bunch of other things for hours. Composer install finally worked thanks to you! – ChristianTL Oct 04 '19 at 05:51

score 6 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 24 '15 at 19:08

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Was getting call to undefined function bcmod()

yum install php-bcmath
systemctl restart httpd.service

you should then see something similar to /etc/php.d/bcmath.ini listed under phpinfo.

Centos 7
Plesk 12
PHP 5.4.16

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answered Feb 24 '15 at 18:23

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score 4 · Answer 7 · edited Sep 24 '18 at 12:06

If you have installed php 7.1 then this line work on your system.

sudo apt install php7.1-bcmath

check your php version in your system on ubuntu 16.04

php -v

and then result show there..

PHP 7.1.x+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) (built: Aug 19 2018 07:16:12) ( NTS ) Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies with Zend OPcache v7.2.9-1+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies

score 4 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 17 '19 at 02:00

The following worked for me on Centos 7.4 with PHP 7.1 using remi repository.

First find out which PHP version I have:

[kiat@reporting ~]$ php --version
PHP 7.1.33 (cli) (built: Oct 23 2019 07:28:45) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.1.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.1.33, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies

Then search for bcmath extension in remi-php71 repository:

[kiat@reporting ~]$ yum search php71 | grep bcmath
php71-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath
php71u-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath

Now install the first matching extension:

[kiat@reporting ~]$ sudo yum --enablerepo=remi-php71 install php-bcmath
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
base                                                     | 3.6 kB     00:00
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Finally, restart php and nginx:

[kiat@reporting ~]$ sudo systemctl restart php-fpm nginx

score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 05 '16 at 21:39

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I found that the repo that had the package was not enabled. On OEL7,

$ vi /etc/yum.repos.d/ULN-Base.repo
Set enabled to 1 for ol7_optional_latest

$ yum install php-bcmath

and that worked...

I used the following command to find where the package was

$ yum --noplugins --showduplicates --enablerepo \* --disablerepo \*-source --disablerepo C5.\*,c5-media,\*debug\*,\*-source list \*bcmath

answered Jun 05 '16 at 21:39

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Worked on Debian. – Kaymaz Mar 01 '17 at 13:43

Prakash Lakhara · Answer 10 · 2021-10-05T06:51:24.540

If you want to enable any extension then you have to install an extension first, extension maybe enabled but not installed, so taking the example of bcmath

yum search php-bcmath
Then ensure the php version in which u want to install this extension
You will get output like after yum search command>>

yum search php-bcmath** Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, universal-hooks Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

EA4: 66.71.244.18
cpanel-addons-production-feed: 66.71.244.18
base: mirror.nodesdirect.com
epel: mirror.coastal.edu
extras: www.gtlib.gatech.edu
nux-dextop: mirror.li.nux.ro
updates: mirror.jaleco.com
**============================================================== N/S matched: php-bcmath ===============================================================
ea-php54-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library
ea-php55-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library
ea-php56-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library
ea-php70-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library
ea-php71-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library
ea-php72-php-bcmath.x86_64 : A module for PHP applications for using the bcmath library

If I wanna install for php71 then the command will be like yum install ea-php71-php-bcmath.x86_64 or yum install php71-bcmath.
You can install any extension from the above steps.

fcva · Answer 11 · 2019-11-27T22:41:19.573

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In Ubuntu PHP 7.3

sudo apt install php7.3-bcmath

edited Nov 27 '19 at 22:41

answered Nov 27 '19 at 22:35

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Oussama · Answer 12 · 2021-04-06T23:48:10.907

To enable bcmath in Arch Linux or Manjaro

Edit php.ini

nano /etc/php/php.ini

Uncomment bcmath (remove semicolon)

extension=bcmath

If you are using Apache server reload the server by

sudo systemctl reload apache.server

Or

sudo systemctl realod httpd

If you don't use Apache

sudo systemctl reload php-fpm.service

To see the activated modules

php -m

To make sure the bcmath is installed and activated, search for it

php -m | grep bcmath

score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Jul 12 '19 at 12:38

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This worked for me install php72-php-bcmath.x86_64 Then,

systemctl restart php72-php-fpm.service

answered Jul 12 '19 at 12:38

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score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Sep 28 '19 at 08:55

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For PHP 7+ version you can use only:

sudo apt install php-bcmath

answered Sep 28 '19 at 08:55

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Feb 07 '18 at 03:42

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I just tried below package for php v5.6 and it worked for me.

yum install php56w-bcmath

answered Feb 07 '18 at 03:42

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Jan 17 '19 at 08:23

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apt repo have this extension, just run the below command from your terminal ::

sudo apt-get install php7.2-bcmath*

answered Jan 17 '19 at 08:23

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score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Feb 12 '19 at 10:39

If still anyone is not getting how to install bcmath as it has lots of other dependant modules to install like php7.2-common, etc.

Try using synaptic application, to install the same. fire command.\

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Open the synaptic application and then click on search tab.

search for bcmath

search results will show all the packages depends on php.

Install as per your convenience.

and install with all auto populated dependancies it required to install.

That's it.

score 0 · Answer 18 · edited Aug 13 '19 at 19:20

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For Centos 7 with php7.0

Install CentOS SCLo RH repository: yum install centos-release-scl-rh

Install rh-php71-php-bcmath rpm package: yum install rh-php71-php-bcmath

systemctl restart httpd.service

edited Aug 13 '19 at 19:20

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answered Aug 13 '19 at 17:01

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Sep 03 '19 at 14:52

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If you want to install PHP extensions in ubuntu.

first know which PHP version is active.

php -v

After that install needed plugin using this command.

sudo apt install php7.0-bcmath

you can replace php7.0-bcmath to php-PHPVersion-extensionName

answered Sep 03 '19 at 14:52

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How to install bcmath module?

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yum install bcmath

service httpd restart

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