How To Install php-soap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-soap on Debian 9.
What is php-soap
php-soap is:
This package provides a SOAP 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 7.0).
There are three methods to install php-soap on Debian 9. 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-soap 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-soap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-soap
Install php-soap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-soap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-soap
Install php-soap 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-soap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-soap
How To Uninstall php-soap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-soap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-soap
Uninstall php-soap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-soap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-soap
Remove php-soap Configurations and Data
To remove php-soap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-soap
Remove php-soap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-soap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-soap
Dependencies
php-soap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-soap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.