How To Install libphp7.0-embed on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libphp7.0-embed on Debian 9.
What is libphp7.0-embed
libphp7.0-embed is:
This package provides the library /usr/lib/libphp7.0.so which can be used by application developers to embed PHP scripting functionality.
The following extensions are built in: Core date filter hash libxml openssl pcntl pcre Reflection session SPL standard zlib.
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.
WARNING: The embed SAPI is experimental and there’s no guarantee that the API/ABI will be kept compatible even between minor releases. You have been warned.
There are three methods to install libphp7.0-embed on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libphp7.0-embed Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libphp7.0-embed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libphp7.0-embed
Install libphp7.0-embed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libphp7.0-embed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libphp7.0-embed
Install libphp7.0-embed 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 libphp7.0-embed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libphp7.0-embed
How To Uninstall libphp7.0-embed on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libphp7.0-embed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libphp7.0-embed
Uninstall libphp7.0-embed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libphp7.0-embed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphp7.0-embed
Remove libphp7.0-embed Configurations and Data
To remove libphp7.0-embed configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libphp7.0-embed
Remove libphp7.0-embed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libphp7.0-embed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphp7.0-embed
Dependencies
libphp7.0-embed have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libphp7.0-embed package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.