Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-php on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libapache2-mod-php
libapache2-mod-php is:
This package provides the PHP module for the Apache 2 webserver.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used
open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited
for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on latest stable
PHP version (currently 7.4).
Task: lamp-server
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-php on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapache2-mod-php Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-php using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-php
Install libapache2-mod-php Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-php using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-php
Install libapache2-mod-php Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-php using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-php
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-php on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-php package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-php
Uninstall libapache2-mod-php And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-php
Remove libapache2-mod-php Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-php configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-php
Remove libapache2-mod-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-php
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-php package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
