PHP agent installation: Amazon Linux 2, RedHat, CentOS (x86_64)

Our PHP agent auto-instruments your code so you can start monitoring applications. Follow this procedure to install New Relic's PHP agent for APM using Amazon Linux 2, RedHat, or CentOS on x86_64 architecture. For installation on aarch64 architecture, please use tar file method. Exception: If you have an earlier version installed, upgrade the agent instead.

Install the agent

Even though the package name for New Relic's PHP agent refers to PHP 5, the package works for all supported PHP versions.

1. Make sure you have your license key accessible.

2. Add the new RPM key

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   rpm --import https://download.newrelic.com/php_agent/NEWRELIC_RPM_BD2E199C.public

3. Use either of the following ways to obtain the installation package:

   Tell the package manager (rpm) about the New Relic repository

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   sudo rpm -Uvh http://yum.newrelic.com/pub/newrelic/el5/x86_64/newrelic-repo-5-4.noarch.rpm

   Download the rpm file from New Relic

   • newrelic-php5-common-X.X.X.X-1.noarch.rpm

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   • newrelic-daemon-X.X.X.X-1.x86_64.rpm

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   • newrelic-php5-X.X.X.X-1.x86_64.rpm

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4. Install the agent and daemon using your preferred package manager:

   yum

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   sudo yum install newrelic-php5

   The first time you install New Relic for PHP, yum prompts you to accept the New Relic public key. New Relic's key ID is 548C16BF.

   rpm

   Replace X.X.X.X with the most recent PHP agent version number when you run this command:

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   rpm -i newrelic-php5-common-X.X.X.X-1.noarch.rpm newrelic-daemon-X.X.X.X-1.x86_64.rpm newrelic-php5-X.X.X.X-1.x86_64.rpm

   tarball

   If yum and rpm do not work with your host config, install from the binary tarball.

5. Run the newrelic-install script and follow the instructions.

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   sudo newrelic-install install

6. Restart your web server (Apache, NGINX, PHP-FPM, etc.).

7. Generate traffic to your application, and wait a few minutes for it to send data to New Relic. Then, check your app's performance in the UI.