How to Install PHP 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.10

To install PHP 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.10, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : Run the following command to update your package list:

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Since ppa:ondrej/php does not officially support non-LTS versions of Ubuntu, follow these steps:

- Add the repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

- Open the repository file to edit:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-ubuntu-php-oracular.sources

- Find and replace oracular with noble.

- Save the file (Ctrl + O, then Ctrl + X).

Step 3 : Update the Package List Again

sudo apt update

Step 4 : Create a preference file for libgd3:

sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences.d/ondrejphp

Add the following content:

Package: libgd3
Pin: release n=oracular
Pin-Priority: 900

Save and close the file.

Step 5 : Install the PHP 8.0 core packages:

sudo apt install php8.0 php8.0-cli php8.0-fpm

Step 6 : Install useful PHP extensions:

sudo apt install php8.0-{mysql,curl,xsl,gd,common,xml,zip,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring}

- mysql: For interacting with MySQL databases.

- curl: For making HTTP requests.

- xsl: For XML transformations.

- gd: For image manipulation.

- common: Provides essential PHP features.

- xml: For working with XML data.

- zip: For handling ZIP archives.

- soap: For web service communication.

- bcmath: For precise mathematical operations.

- mbstring: For working with multibyte string functions.

- gettext: For translation and localization support.

- imagick: For advanced image processing.

Step 7 : Check the installed PHP version:

php -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.10.