#Upgrading to PHP 7.2 on Amazon Linux
#check current version of PHP
php -v
#stop APACHE and PHP services
sudo service httpd stop
#uninstall APACHE and PHP
sudo yum remove httpd* php*
#Get latest updates
sudo yum update -y
#install PHP 7.2
sudo yum install php72
#install MySQL driver for PHP 7.2
sudo yum install php72-mysqlnd
#Start APACHE web server
sudo service httpd start
#cleanup
sudo yum clean all