How to Install PHP 8.2 on Ubuntu 23.10

To install PHP 8.2 on Ubuntu 23.10, you can use the following steps:

Step 1 : Update your package list to ensure you have the latest information about available packages:

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Install PHP 8.2:

sudo apt install php8.2 php8.2-cli php8.2-fpm

This command installs PHP 8.2 on your Ubuntu system.

Step 3 : Optional: Install Additional PHP Extensions:

If needed, install additional PHP extensions using the following pattern:

sudo apt install php8.2-{extension-name}

For instance, you can use:

sudo apt install php8.2-{mysql,curl,xsl,gd,common,xml,zip,xsl,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick}

- mysql: Provides MySQL database connectivity for PHP.

- curl: Enables PHP to make HTTP requests and interact with various protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.

- xsl: Supports XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations), allowing the transformation of XML documents.

- gd: Offers image processing capabilities for PHP, including creating and manipulating images.

- common: Contains common functionality shared across multiple extensions.

- xml: Provides functionality for working with XML, including parsing and creating XML documents.

- zip: Enables handling of zip archives within PHP.

- soap: Supports the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) for web services communication.

- bcmath: Provides arbitrary precision arithmetic functions.

- mbstring: Multibyte string extension, useful for handling multibyte character encodings.

- gettext: Supports internationalization and localization, allowing the translation of messages.

- imagick: Enables PHP to interact with the ImageMagick library, allowing for advanced image manipulation.

Step 4 : Check PHP Version:

Confirm the PHP version after installation:

php -v

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP 8.2 on your Ubuntu 23.10 system.