{"id":214,"date":"2022-11-12T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T12:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekraftors.com\/blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2022-11-17T07:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T07:59:33","slug":"how-to-install-php-8-1-7-4-or-5-6-on-ubuntu-22-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekraftors.com\/blog\/how-to-install-php-8-1-7-4-or-5-6-on-ubuntu-22-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install PHP (8.1, 7.4 or 5.6) on Ubuntu 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PHP is a programming language used for developing web applications. You must install PHP packages on a Ubuntu system to run the application written on it. Generally, it is used to create e-commerce websites, blogs, and API applications. If you\u2019re looking for an easy way to install PHP on Ubuntu, look no further. In this blog post, we\u2019ll show you how to do it quickly and easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can install any of the versions as required for your application. The new application developers are suggested to use the latest PHP version ie PHP 8.1.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PHP on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/mark><\/u><\/strong> system. This tutorial is also compatible with Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before We Begin<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

First, login to the Ubuntu 22.04 via console. Then update the Apt cache and upgrade the current packages of system using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong>Currently, there are three supported versions of PHP, i.e PHP 5.6, 7.0, and 8.0. Meaning PHP 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 have all reached the end of life; they are no longer supported with security updates.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install PHP (5.6, 7.x, 8.1) on Ubuntu Using PPA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00d8  First start by adding Ond\u0159ej Sur\u00fd PPA<\/mark> to install different versions of PHP \u2013 PHP 5.6, PHP 7.x, and PHP 8.1 on the Ubuntu system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install software-properties-common<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej\/php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d8    Next, update the system as follows <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt-get update<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d8    Now install different supported versions of PHP as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 For Apache Web Server<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php5.6   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php7.0   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php7.1   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php7.2   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php7.3                                                                                                         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php7.4   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php8.0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  $ sudo apt install php8.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d8  Now you can install the most required PHP modules from the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

———— Install PHP Modules ————<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php5.6-cli php5.6-xml php5.6-mysql <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.0-cli php7.0-xml php7.0-mysql <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.1-cli php7.1-xml php7.1-mysql<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.2-cli php7.2-xml php7.2-mysql <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.3-cli php7.3-xml php7.3-mysql <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.3-cli php7.4-xml php7.4-mysql  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.3-cli php8.0-xml php8.0-mysql <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install php7.3-cli php8.1-xml php8.1-mysql<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d8  Finally, verify your default PHP version used on your system like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check Active PHP Version<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Now after installation verify that the correct version of PHP is installed by checking the version number by the below-mentioned command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ php -v<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About PHP Configuration Files<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Configuration files are stored under a directory with version number under \/etc\/php<\/strong> directory. For example PHP 8.1 configuration files located as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Main PHP configuration file location:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    PHP CLI: \/etc\/php\/8.1\/cli\/php.ini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Apache: \/etc\/php\/8.1\/apache2\/php.ini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PHP FPM: \/etc\/php\/8.1\/fpm\/php.ini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • All the installed PHP modules are stored under \/etc\/php\/8.1\/mods-available<\/strong> directory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • PHP Active modules configuration directory location:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      PHP CLI: \/etc\/php\/8.1\/cli\/conf.d\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Apache: \/etc\/php\/8.1\/apache2\/conf.d\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      PHP FPM: \/etc\/php\/8.1\/fpm\/conf.d\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      To check files for the other PHP versions, just change the PHP version number (8.1 in the above example) in the files and directory path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Switch Default PHP Version for CLI<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

      You can use update-alternatives command to set the default PHP version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      $ sudo updates-alternatives –config php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n

      There are 4 choices for the alternative php (providing \/usr\/bin\/php).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n

      \u00a0 Selection\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Path\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Priority\u00a0\u00a0 Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ————————————————————<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n

      * 1\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/usr\/bin\/php8.1\u00a0\u00a0 81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 auto mode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u00a0 2 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/usr\/bin\/php5.6\u00a0\u00a0 56\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manual mode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/usr\/bin\/php7.4\u00a0\u00a0 74\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manual mode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/usr\/bin\/php8.0\u00a0\u00a0 80\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manual mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      \u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/usr\/bin\/php8.1\u00a0\u00a0 81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manual mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Press  to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The above output shows all the installed PHP versions on your system. Selection number 2 set PHP 7.4 as the default PHP version for the command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      To enable module for current php version and disable for previous version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      $ sudo a2enmod php7.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      $ sudo a2dismod php7.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      $ systemctl restart apache2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Uninstalling PHP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

      If any PHP version is no more required, can be removed from the system. That will free the disk space as well as system security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      To uninstall any PHP version just type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      $ sudo apt remove php7.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      sudo apt remove php5.6 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Also uninstall all the modules for that version with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      $ sudo apt remove php*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Conclusion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

      This tutorial provides you with the instructions to install PHP on Ubuntu 22.04. The Ondrej PPA allows us to quickly install PHP on Ubuntu systems. It also allows us to install multiple PHP versions on a single system. You can switch to any PHP version as default anytime with the update-alternative utility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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