How To Install php7.2-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.2-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php7.2-cgi
php7.2-cgi is:
This package provides the /usr/lib/cgi-bin/php CGI interpreter built for use in Apache 2 with mod_actions, or any other CGI httpd that supports a similar mechanism. Note that MOST users probably want the php7.2-fpm package.
The following extensions are built in: Core date filter hash libxml openssl pcntl pcre Reflection session sodium 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 php7.2-cgi 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 php7.2-cgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.2-cgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php7.2-cgi
Install php7.2-cgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.2-cgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php7.2-cgi
Install php7.2-cgi 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 php7.2-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php7.2-cgi
How To Uninstall php7.2-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php7.2-cgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php7.2-cgi
Uninstall php7.2-cgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php7.2-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.2-cgi
Remove php7.2-cgi Configurations and Data
To remove php7.2-cgi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php7.2-cgi
Remove php7.2-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php7.2-cgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.2-cgi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.2-cgi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
