How To Install php-ldap on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ldap on Kali Linux.
What is php-ldap
php-ldap is:
This package provides a LDAP module for PHP.
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.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).
There are three methods to install php-ldap 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 php-ldap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install php-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-ldapInstall php-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install php-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-ldapInstall php-ldap 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install php-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-ldapHow To Uninstall php-ldap on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the php-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-ldapUninstall php-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-ldapRemove php-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove php-ldap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-ldapRemove php-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-ldapDependencies
php-ldap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ldap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
