{"id":3225,"date":"2024-03-13T06:36:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-to-install-php-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:11:15","slug":"what-are-the-steps-to-install-php-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-to-install-php-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install PHP on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Installing PHP on a Linux system can be achieved using package management tools. Below are the general steps to install PHP on Linux.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the terminal and update the package management tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    sudo apt update\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Install PHP and its related extensions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      sudo apt install php\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      You can also install a specific version of PHP, such as PHP 7.4.<\/p>\n
      sudo apt install php7.4\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      You can use the following command to install additional PHP extensions.<\/p>\n
      sudo apt install php-<extension-name>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      For example, installing the MySQL extension:<\/p>\n
      sudo apt install php-mysql\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. Install common dependencies for PHP:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        sudo apt install php-cli php-fpm php-mysql php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. Check if PHP has been successfully installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          php -v\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
            \n
          1. Set up PHP<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            The configuration file for PHP is usually located at \/etc\/php\/{version}\/apache2\/php.ini or \/etc\/php\/{version}\/cli\/php.ini, and you can modify the settings as needed.<\/p>\n
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            1. Restart the web server to apply the changes:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              sudo systemctl restart apache2\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
              After installation is complete, you can start using PHP on your Linux system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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