How To Install php-xmlrpc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xmlrpc on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is php-xmlrpc
php-xmlrpc is:
These functions can be used to write XML-RPC servers and clients. You can find more information about XML-RPC at http://www.xmlrpc.com/, and more documentation on this extension and its functions at http://xmlrpc-epi.sourceforge.net/.
The extension is unbundled from php-src as of PHP 8.0.0, because the underlying libxmlrpc has obviously been abandoned. It is recommended to reevaluate using this extension.
There are three methods to install php-xmlrpc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-xmlrpc 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-xmlrpc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-xmlrpc
Install php-xmlrpc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-xmlrpc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-xmlrpc
Install php-xmlrpc 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 php-xmlrpc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-xmlrpc
How To Uninstall php-xmlrpc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the php-xmlrpc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-xmlrpc
Uninstall php-xmlrpc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-xmlrpc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xmlrpc
Remove php-xmlrpc Configurations and Data
To remove php-xmlrpc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-xmlrpc
Remove php-xmlrpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-xmlrpc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-xmlrpc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xmlrpc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
