Installing
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2. Installing LAMP
Now to Install LAMP PHP 8.x on Ubuntu
For the Default Setup play:sudo apt install apache2 php8.1 mysql-server mysql-client php8.1-mysql
Or to replace MySQL with MariaDB Open Source Server
In this case the Command become:
sudo apt install apache2 php8.1 mariadb-server mariadb-client php8.1-mysql
This Setup includes also the most useful Extensions and Tools.
Then Test your new Php with:php -v
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3. Searching PHP 8.1 Extensions
Again to Search PHP 8.1 Extensions.
So you can Search for the available PHP 8 Extensions running:
sudo apt search php8.1
And possibily refine the Result using a grep Pipe
sudo apt search php8.1 | grep [KEYWORD]
Like for instance:
sudo apt search php8.1 | grep mysql
Some useful Modules to Support a WordPress Website can be installed with:
sudo apt install php8.1-imagick php8.1-curl php8.1-gd php8.1-mbstring php8.1-xml php8.1-xmlrpc php8.1-soap php8.1-intl php8.1-zip
Last, to Install multiple Packages at once you may use the following Syntax:
sudo apt install php8.1-{curl,xml,imagick,mysql,fpm,bz2}
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