How To Install uwsgi-plugin-php on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-php on Ubuntu 18.04. uwsgi-plugin-php is PHP plugin for uWSGI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-php on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uwsgi-plugin-php

uwsgi-plugin-php is:

uWSGI presents a complete stack for networked/clustered web applications, implementing message/object passing, caching, RPC and process management. It is designed to be fully modular. This means that different plugins can be used in order to add compatibility with tons of different technology on top of the same core.

This package provides PHP plugin for uWSGI.

There are three methods to install uwsgi-plugin-php 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 uwsgi-plugin-php Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-php using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uwsgi-plugin-php

Install uwsgi-plugin-php Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-php using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uwsgi-plugin-php

Install uwsgi-plugin-php 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 uwsgi-plugin-php using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uwsgi-plugin-php

How To Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-php on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uwsgi-plugin-php package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uwsgi-plugin-php

Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-php And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uwsgi-plugin-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uwsgi-plugin-php

Remove uwsgi-plugin-php Configurations and Data

To remove uwsgi-plugin-php configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uwsgi-plugin-php

Remove uwsgi-plugin-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uwsgi-plugin-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uwsgi-plugin-php

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-php package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.