How to Install PHP 5.6 on Xubuntu 18.04 Bionic Easy Guide

May 5th, 2018 by thelinuxevangelist

Install PHP 5.6 Xubuntu 18.04

You Are Welcome! This Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install PHP 5.6 on Xubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS 32/64-bit GNU/Linux.

And to get the PHP 5.6 Xubuntu 18.04 Installation you have to Manually Setup the Xubuntu Apt PPA Repository.

Finally this PHP 5.6 PPA includes also All the most Useful Extensions for PHP usage.

1. Launching the Shell Emulator

Open a Terminal window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
2. Enabling PPA Repo

Add PHP PPA for Xubuntu GNU/Linux

Install PHP Repo for Xubuntu

PHP PPA for Xubuntu.
3. Installing PHP 5.6

Then to Install PHP 5.6 on Xubuntu
```
sudo apt install php5.6
```
4. Setting PHP Version

(Optional) And to Set PHP 5.6 as Default
```
sudo update-alternatives --config php
```
If more than One then Simply Choose the Right PHP Release Entry.
5. Searching PHP 5.6 Extensions

Again to Search PHP 5.6 Extension on PPA
```
grep php- /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ondrej_php*Packages
```
5. Installing LAMP PHP 5.6 on Xubuntu

How to Install LAMP PHP 5.6 on Xubuntu GNU/Linux

Get LAMP PHP 5.6 Installation Guide

Install LAMP PHP 5.6 Xubuntu.

So Now I’m truly Happy if this Info could Help You to Install PHP 5.6 on Xubuntu 18.04!