How To Install php7.4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4 on Kali Linux. php7.4 is server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (metapackage)

Introduction

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

What is php7.4

php7.4 is:

This package is a metapackage that, when installed, guarantees that you have at least one of the four server-side versions of the PHP interpreter installed. Removing this package won’t remove PHP from your system, however it may remove other packages that depend on this one.

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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php7.4

Install php7.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php7.4

Install php7.4 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php7.4

How To Uninstall php7.4 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php7.4

Uninstall php7.4 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.4

Remove php7.4 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php7.4

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

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

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

Dependencies

php7.4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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