Ubuntu Server 23.10

How to Install PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 23.10

To install PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 23.10, you can use the following steps.

Step 1 : Update Package List:

Make sure your package list is up to date:

 sudo apt update

Step 2 : Add the Repository.

Ondrej's PPA doesn't support non-LTS versions of Ubuntu. Nevertheless, we can proceed with the installation by following the steps below.

Add Ondrej's PHP repository with the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Press Enter to confirm.

Step 3 : Open the file '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-ubuntu-php-mantic.sources' using a text editor.

Replace 'mantic' with 'jammy'

After making the change, save the file.

Step 4 : Run the update command again to ensure the system is aware of the changes:

 sudo apt update

Step 5 : Create a preference file for Ondrej's PHP repository by creating the file '/etc/apt/preferences.d/ondrejphp' and adding the following content:

Package: libgd3
Pin: release n=mantic
Pin-Priority: 900

Step 6 : Install PHP 7.2

Install PHP 7.2 along with commonly used modules:

sudo apt install php7.2 php7.2-cli php7.2-fpm

Step 7 : Install Essential PHP Extensions

sudo apt install php7.2-{mysql,curl,json,xsl,gd,xml,zip,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

Explanation of the extensions:

- php7.2-mysql: MySQL database support.

- php7.2-curl: cURL support for making HTTP requests.

- php7.2-xsl: XSL support for XML transformations.

- php7.2-gd: GD library support for image processing.

- php7.2-common: Common files for PHP.

- php7.2-xml: XML support.

- php7.2-zip: Zip archive support.

- php7.2-soap: SOAP support.

- php7.2-bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics support.

- php7.2-mbstring: Multibyte string support.

- php7.2-gettext: Gettext support for internationalization.

- php7.2-imagick: ImageMagick support.

Step 8 : Check PHP Version:

After the installation is complete, you can check the PHP version with:

 php -v

Now, PHP 7.2 should be installed and configured on your Ubuntu 23.10 system