How To Install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost is:
This package contains the myqsl_vhost module for lighttpd. With this module, it is possible to write the configuration for virtual hosts into a MySQL table instead of including it in the lighttpd configuration file.
There are three methods to install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost 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 lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
Install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
Install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost 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 lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
How To Uninstall lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
Uninstall lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
Remove lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost Configurations and Data
To remove lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
Remove lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
