How To Install php7.0-fpm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.0-fpm on Debian 9.
What is php7.0-fpm
php7.0-fpm is:
This package provides the Fast Process Manager interpreter that runs as a daemon and receives Fast/CGI requests. Note that MOST Apache users probably want the libapache2-mod-php7.0 package.
The following extensions are built in: Core date filter hash libxml openssl pcre Reflection session SPL standard zlib.
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.
There are three methods to install php7.0-fpm 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 php7.0-fpm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.0-fpm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php7.0-fpm
Install php7.0-fpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.0-fpm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php7.0-fpm
Install php7.0-fpm 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 php7.0-fpm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php7.0-fpm
How To Uninstall php7.0-fpm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php7.0-fpm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php7.0-fpm
Uninstall php7.0-fpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php7.0-fpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.0-fpm
Remove php7.0-fpm Configurations and Data
To remove php7.0-fpm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php7.0-fpm
Remove php7.0-fpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php7.0-fpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.0-fpm
Dependencies
php7.0-fpm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.0-fpm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.