How To Install libphp7.4-embed on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphp7.4-embed on Kali Linux. libphp7.4-embed is HTML-embedded scripting language (Embedded SAPI library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphp7.4-embed on Kali Linux.

What is libphp7.4-embed

libphp7.4-embed is:

This package provides the library /usr/lib/libphp7.4.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 sodium 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 libphp7.4-embed on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libphp7.4-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 libphp7.4-embed using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libphp7.4-embed

Install libphp7.4-embed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libphp7.4-embed using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libphp7.4-embed

Install libphp7.4-embed Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libphp7.4-embed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libphp7.4-embed

How To Uninstall libphp7.4-embed on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libphp7.4-embed package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libphp7.4-embed

Uninstall libphp7.4-embed And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libphp7.4-embed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphp7.4-embed

Remove libphp7.4-embed Configurations and Data

To remove libphp7.4-embed configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libphp7.4-embed

Remove libphp7.4-embed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libphp7.4-embed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphp7.4-embed

Dependencies

libphp7.4-embed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphp7.4-embed package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.