How To Install php-htmlpurifier on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-htmlpurifier on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-htmlpurifier
php-htmlpurifier is:
HTML Purifier is an HTML filter that will remove all malicious code (better known as XSS) with a thoroughly audited, secure yet permissive whitelist and will also make sure your documents are standards compliant.
There are three methods to install php-htmlpurifier 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 php-htmlpurifier Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-htmlpurifier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-htmlpurifier
Install php-htmlpurifier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-htmlpurifier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-htmlpurifier
Install php-htmlpurifier 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 php-htmlpurifier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-htmlpurifier
How To Uninstall php-htmlpurifier on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-htmlpurifier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-htmlpurifier
Uninstall php-htmlpurifier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-htmlpurifier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-htmlpurifier
Remove php-htmlpurifier Configurations and Data
To remove php-htmlpurifier configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-htmlpurifier
Remove php-htmlpurifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-htmlpurifier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-htmlpurifier
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-htmlpurifier package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.