How To Install php8.2-mysql on Debian 12

Learn how to install php8.2-mysql on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php8.2-mysql is MySQL module for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-mysql on Debian 12.

What is php8.2-mysql

php8.2-mysql is:

This package provides the MySQL module(s) for PHP.

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 php8.2-mysql on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php8.2-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-mysql

Install php8.2-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php8.2-mysql

Install php8.2-mysql 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 php8.2-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-mysql

How To Uninstall php8.2-mysql on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php8.2-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php8.2-mysql

Uninstall php8.2-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php8.2-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-mysql

Remove php8.2-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove php8.2-mysql configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-mysql

Remove php8.2-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php8.2-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-mysql

Dependencies

php8.2-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-mysql package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.