How To Install php-amqp on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-amqp on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-amqp
php-amqp is:
This extension can communicate with any AMQP spec 0-9-1 compatible server, such as RabbitMQ, OpenAMQP and Qpid, giving you the ability to create and delete exchanges and queues, as well as publish to any exchange and consume from any queue.
There are three methods to install php-amqp on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-amqp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-amqp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-amqp
Install php-amqp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-amqp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-amqp
Install php-amqp 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 php-amqp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-amqp
How To Uninstall php-amqp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-amqp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-amqp
Uninstall php-amqp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-amqp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-amqp
Remove php-amqp Configurations and Data
To remove php-amqp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-amqp
Remove php-amqp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-amqp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-amqp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-amqp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
