How To Install php-mapscript on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mapscript on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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 php-mapscript using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-mapscript

How To Uninstall php-mapscript on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• php-common

References

• php-mapscript website

Summary

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