How to Install PHP 8.2 on Ubuntu 22.04

PHP is a most popular server scripting language used for creating dynamic and interactive Web pages. PHP is widely-used programming language in the Web. This tutorial explains how to install PHP 8.2 on Ubuntu 22.04

By default, Ubuntu 22.04 ships with PHP version 8.2, which is supported by the most popular CMS and frameworks such as WordPress, Magento, and Laravel.

Step 1 – Prerequisites#

Before start installation, make sure your are logged in as root or user with sudo privileges.

Step 2 – Update system#

Update the package index list, it’s recommend to update software repositories and install packages to sync with latest releases.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 3 – Install PHP on Ubuntu#

At this step your system is up to date and ready to install PHP. Run the following command to install PHP 8.2.

Installing PHP with Apache#

For Apache web server to install PHP and Apache PHP module run the following commands:

sudo apt install php8.2 php-common libapache2-mod-php

Installing PHP with Nginx#

By default, Nginx doesn’t have a built-in support for processing PHP files. So we need to use PHP FPM service to handle the PHP files.

sudo apt install php8.2 php-common php-fpm

After that, you need to edit domain Nginx server block and add following lines to work PHP file using Nginx:

server {

    # . . . other code

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock;
    }
}

Save the configuration file and restart the nginx service for the new configuration take effect:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 4 – Installing PHP Extensions#

You can install PHP extensions as per requirements. Run below command to install most common PHP extensions required for basic usage.

sudo apt install php8.2-cli php8.2-json php8.2-pdo php8.2-mysql php8.2-zip php8.2-gd  php8.2-mbstring php8.2-curl php8.2-xml php8.2-pear php8.2-bcmath

Step 5 – Testing PHP#

Once the installation complete, you can verify version by typing:

php --version

PHP 8.2.0(cli) (built: Jan 15 2023 12:31:45) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.2.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v8.2.0, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

Conclusion#

This tutorial explained how to install PHP 8.2 on Ubuntu 22.04 and configure your web server to process files.

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