How To Install php-pgsql on Debian 10

Learn how to install php-pgsql on Debian 10 with this tutorial. php-pgsql is PostgreSQL module for PHP [default]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pgsql on Debian 10.

What is php-pgsql

php-pgsql is:

This package provides a PostgreSQL module for PHP.

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 Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.3).

There are three methods to install php-pgsql on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-pgsql Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-pgsql

Install php-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-pgsql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-pgsql

Install php-pgsql 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-pgsql

How To Uninstall php-pgsql on Debian 10

To uninstall only the php-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-pgsql

Uninstall php-pgsql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-pgsql

Remove php-pgsql Configurations and Data

To remove php-pgsql configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-pgsql

Remove php-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-pgsql

Dependencies

php-pgsql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pgsql package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.