How To Install php-http-webdav-server on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-http-webdav-server on Ubuntu 20.04. php-http-webdav-server is WebDAV Server Baseclass

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-http-webdav-server on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is php-http-webdav-server

php-http-webdav-server is:

RFC2518 compliant helper class for WebDAV server implementation.

Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV, is a set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that allows computer-users to edit and manage files collaboratively on remote World Wide Web servers. RFC 4918 defines the extensions.

There are three methods to install php-http-webdav-server 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-http-webdav-server 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-http-webdav-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-http-webdav-server

Install php-http-webdav-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-http-webdav-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-http-webdav-server

Install php-http-webdav-server 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-http-webdav-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-http-webdav-server

How To Uninstall php-http-webdav-server on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the php-http-webdav-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-http-webdav-server

Uninstall php-http-webdav-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-http-webdav-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-http-webdav-server

Remove php-http-webdav-server Configurations and Data

To remove php-http-webdav-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-http-webdav-server

Remove php-http-webdav-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-http-webdav-server

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-http-webdav-server package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.