How To Install php7.4-cli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4-cli on Kali Linux. php7.4-cli is command-line interpreter for the PHP scripting language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4-cli on Kali Linux.

What is php7.4-cli

php7.4-cli is:

This package provides the /usr/bin/php7.4 command interpreter, useful for testing PHP scripts from a shell or performing general shell scripting tasks.

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 php7.4-cli on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php7.4-cli Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.4-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php7.4-cli

Install php7.4-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.4-cli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php7.4-cli

Install php7.4-cli Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.4-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php7.4-cli

How To Uninstall php7.4-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php7.4-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php7.4-cli

Uninstall php7.4-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php7.4-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.4-cli

Remove php7.4-cli Configurations and Data

To remove php7.4-cli configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php7.4-cli

Remove php7.4-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php7.4-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.4-cli

Dependencies

php7.4-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4-cli package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.