How To Install php-solr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-solr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-solr
php-solr is:
The Apache Solr PHP extension is an extremely fast, light-weight, feature-rich library that allows PHP applications to communicate easily and efficiently with Apache Solr server instances using an object-oriented API.
It effectively simplifies the process of interacting with Apache Solr using PHP and it already comes with built-in readiness for the latest features.
The extension has features such as built-in, serializable query string builder objects which effectively simplifies the manipulation of name-value pair request parameters across repeated requests. The response from the Solr server is also automatically parsed into native php objects whose properties can be accessed as array keys or object properties without any additional configuration on the client-side.
Its advanced HTTP client reuses the same connection across multiple requests and provides built-in support for connecting to Solr servers secured behind HTTP Authentication or HTTP proxy servers. It is also able to connect to SSL-enabled containers.
PECL Solr 2+ is only compatible with Apache Solr Server 4.0+.
There are three methods to install php-solr 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-solr 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-solr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-solr
Install php-solr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-solr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-solr
Install php-solr 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-solr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-solr
How To Uninstall php-solr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-solr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-solr
Uninstall php-solr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-solr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-solr
Remove php-solr Configurations and Data
To remove php-solr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-solr
Remove php-solr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-solr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-solr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-solr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
