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

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

Introduction

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

What is libapache2-mod-log-sql

libapache2-mod-log-sql is:

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

Base package.

If you want to use make_combined_log and mysql_import_combined_log scripts you will need to install the perl package.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall libapache2-mod-log-sql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-log-sql 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

Remove libapache2-mod-log-sql Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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