How To Install php-symfony-security-http on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-security-http on Ubuntu 18.04. php-symfony-security-http is infrastructure for authorization systems - HTTP integration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-security-http on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-symfony-security-http

php-symfony-security-http is:

The Symfony Security Component - HTTP Integration allows one to handle HTTP requests and responses.

The Security Component makes it possible to easily separate authorization logic from user providers that hold the users credentials. It ships with facilities for authenticating using HTTP basic or digest authentication, interactive form login or X.509 certificate login. Furthermore it optionally also allows an application to implement its own authentication strategies.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

There are three methods to install php-symfony-security-http 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-symfony-security-http 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-symfony-security-http using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-security-http

Install php-symfony-security-http Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-security-http using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-security-http

Install php-symfony-security-http 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-symfony-security-http using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-security-http

How To Uninstall php-symfony-security-http on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php-symfony-security-http package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-security-http

Uninstall php-symfony-security-http And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-security-http and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-security-http

Remove php-symfony-security-http Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-security-http configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-security-http

Remove php-symfony-security-http configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-security-http configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-security-http

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-security-http package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.