How To Install PHP (7.2 / 7.3) In Ubuntu 18.04/20.04

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install PHP 7.2 or 7.3 on Ubuntu 18.04/20.04.

How To Install PHP (7.2 / 7.3) In Ubuntu 18.04

• Install PHP 7.2
• Install PHP 7.3

Install PHP 7.2

Run the following command to install PPA for PHP 7.2 version:

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties -y 
 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Run apt-get update command to update system packages:

sudo apt-get update

Run the following command to install PHP 7.2 On Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install php7.2

Check the PHP version:

php -v

Option, install required PHP 7.2 Extensions:

sudo apt-get install php7.2-fpm  php7.2-curl php7.2-mysql \ php7.2-xml php7.2-zip php7.2-gd

Install PHP 7.3

To install PPA for PHP 7.3:

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties -y  

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php 

Next, update system packages using the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Run the following command with specific version of PHP that install in ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install php7.3

Use the below command to check the PHP version installed on your server :

php -v

Install PHP 7.3 Extensions:

sudo apt-get install php7.3-fpm  php7.3-curl php7.3-mysql \ php7.3-xml php7.3-zip php7.3-gd

Conclusion

In this article, You have learned how to install PHP 7.2 or PHP 7.3 on your Ubuntu 18.04/20 server with using the PPA. 

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