How To Install php7.4-phpdbg on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is php7.4-phpdbg

php7.4-phpdbg is:

This package provides the /usr/bin/phpdbg command interpreter, useful for stepthrough debugging of PHP code.

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-phpdbg 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-phpdbg 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-phpdbg using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php7.4-phpdbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php7.4-phpdbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install php7.4-phpdbg

How To Uninstall php7.4-phpdbg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php7.4-phpdbg

Uninstall php7.4-phpdbg And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php7.4-phpdbg Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php7.4-phpdbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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