How To Install php-mapscript on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mapscript
on Debian 11.
What is php-mapscript
php-mapscript is:
PHP MapScript provides MapServer functions for PHP scripts.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.
This package provides the traditional MapScript for PHP.
There are three methods to install php-mapscript
on Debian 11. 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-mapscript 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-mapscript
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mapscript
Install php-mapscript Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mapscript
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mapscript
Install php-mapscript 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 php-mapscript
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mapscript
How To Uninstall php-mapscript on Debian 11
To uninstall only the php-mapscript
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mapscript
Uninstall php-mapscript And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mapscript
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mapscript
Remove php-mapscript Configurations and Data
To remove php-mapscript
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mapscript
Remove php-mapscript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mapscript
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mapscript
Dependencies
php-mapscript have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mapscript
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.