How to Install PHP 7.4 / PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu?. This guide will help you Install PHP 7.4 / PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 18 / Ubuntu 16 / Ubuntu 19 . PHP is an open-source server-side scripting language which has been widely adopted for the creation of dynamic web pages. PHP is secure, fast, simple, efficient, flexible and a loosely typed scripting language.
The PHP release 7.4.0 has been made available for the general public and for use in Production environments.
How to install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04 / Ubuntu 19.04 / Ubuntu 16.04
Step 1: Add PHP 7.4 PPA Repository
We’ll add ppa:ondrej/php PPA repository which has the latest build packages of PHP.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt -y install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18/ Ubuntu 19/ Ubuntu 16
Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04/19.04/16.04 using the command:
sudo apt -y install php7.4
Check version installed:
php -v
PHP 7.4.0beta4 (cli) (built: Aug 28 2019 11:41:49) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0-dev, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v7.4.0beta4, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
Use the next command to install additional packages:
sudo apt-get install php7.4-xxx
Example:
sudo apt-get install -y php7.4-{bcmath,bz2,intl,gd,mbstring,mysql,zip}
How to install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 / Ubuntu 19.04 / Ubuntu 16.04
PHP 7.3 for Ubuntu and Debian is available from ondrej/php PPA repository. PHP 7.3 stable version has been released with many new features and bug fixes. Always get the latest news from PHP releases news.
Step 1: Add PHP 7.3 PPA
Add ondrej/php which has PHP 7.3 package and other required PHP extensions.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
Ubuntu 19.04
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial main
Ubuntu 18.04
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic main
Ubuntu 16.04
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial main
Step 2: Install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 18/ Ubuntu 19/ Ubuntu 16
Once the PPA repository has been added, install php 7.3 on your Ubuntu 18.04 / Ubuntu 16.04 server.
sudo apt-get install php7.3
Check version installed
php -v
PHP 7.3.0-2+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) (built: Jan 27 2019 12:50:53) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.0-dev, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v7.3.0-2+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies
Step 3: Installing PHP 7.3 Extensions
Install PHP 7.3 extensions by using the syntax
sudo apt-get install php7.3-<entension-name>
See example below
sudo apt install php7.3-cli php7.3-fpm php7.3-json php7.3-pdo php7.3-mysql php7.3-zip php7.3-gd php7.3-mbstring php7.3-curl php7.3-xml php7.3-bcmath php7.3-json
You may need to restart your Web server after installation of PHP.
# Apache
sudo systemctl restart apache2
# Nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Enjoy using PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 / Ubuntu 19.04 / Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
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