No package php-mcrypt available in the yum php environment in centOS

No package php-mcrypt available in the yum php environment in centOS

Error description:

# Yum install php-mcrypt

Setting up Install Process

No package php-mcrypt available.
Error: Nothing to do

We can see that centos yum cannot find these packages from the repository.

Yum install epel-release // extension package update package

# Yum install php-mcrypt

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Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel. Please verify its path and try again

Edit vi/etc/yum. repos. d/epel. repo as follows:
# Baseurl
Shortlist
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Baseurl
# Shortlist

# Yum install php-mcrypt