This guide will help you Install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu or Debian Linux system. 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.
For CentOS 7 , check out: How to Install PHP 7.3 on CentOS 7
Fedora: How to Install PHP 7.3 on Fedora
Install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu / Debian
PHP 7.3 for Ubuntu and Debian is available from ondrej/php
Step 1: Add PHP 7.3 PPA
We need to add PPA repositories with PHP 7.3 packages/
Ubuntu Linux systems:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lsb-release ca-certificates apt-transport-https software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/phpDebian Linux systems:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lsb-release apt-transport-https ca-certificates software-properties-common
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list'
sudo apt updateThis PPA can be added to your system manually by copying the lines below and adding them to your system’s software sources.
Step 2: Install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu / Debian
Once the PPA repository has been added, install php 7.3 on your Ubuntu / Debian Linux server.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install php7.3Check version installed
$ php -v
PHP 7.3.33-14+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) (built: Sep 2 2023 08:02:41) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.33, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v7.3.33-14+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend TechnologiesStep 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-jsonYou can confirm installed version of PHP extension using apt policy command:
$ apt policy php7.3-cli
php7.3-cli:
Installed: 7.3.33-14+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Candidate: 7.3.33-14+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Version table:
*** 7.3.33-14+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 500
500 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/statusYou may need to restart your Web server after installation of PHP.
# Apache
sudo systemctl restart apache2
# Nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginxEnjoy using the newly installed PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu or Debian Linux machine.
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