How To Install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql is Use SQL to store/write your Apache queries logs - MySQL interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql is:

mod_log_sql is a log module for Apache which logs all requests to a MySQL database.

MySQL interface.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-log-sql-mysql 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-log-sql-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

Install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

Install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql 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-log-sql-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

Uninstall libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

Remove libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

Remove libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.