Installing PHP 8 on Ubuntu 23.04 through ppa:ondrej/php repository is a safe and quick process. Let’s take a look.
Prerequisites
- sudo privileges
Install PHP 8 on Ubuntu 23.04
Step 1. Update the packages.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Step 2. Add the ondrej/php PPA to your system by running the following command.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
Step 3. Update the package list again to include the PHP packages from the PPA.
sudo apt update
Step 4. Install PHP 8 along with some commonly used extensions.
sudo apt install php8.0 php8.0-cli php8.0-fpm php8.0-mysql php8.0-curl php8.0-gd php8.0-mbstring php8.0-xml php8.0-zip
Step 5. Verify that PHP 8 is installed and running by running the following command.
php -v
Conclusion
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