How to Install PHP 8.3 for Apache on Ubuntu 24.10

To install PHP 8.3 for Apache on Ubuntu 24.10, follow the step-by-step guide below.

Step 1 : First, ensure your system is up-to-date. Run the following commands to update the package index:

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Use the apt-cache search command to find PHP 8.3 and related packages:

apt-cache search php8.3

Step 3 : Install PHP 8.3 and the libapache2-mod-php8.3 module, which allows Apache to use PHP:

sudo apt install php8.3 libapache2-mod-php8.3 -y

Step 4 : ITo enhance PHP functionality, install commonly used extensions with the following command:

sudo apt install php8.3-{cgi,mysql,curl,xsl,gd,common,xml,zip,soap,bcmath,mbstring,gettext,imagick} -y

- cgi: Support for the Common Gateway Interface.

- mysql: Enables PHP to interact with MySQL databases.

- curl: Handles URL transfers.

- xsl: Processes XML documents with XSL stylesheets.

- gd: For creating and manipulating images.

- common: General shared files used by PHP.

- xml: For XML data parsing and handling.

- zip: Handles ZIP file creation and extraction.

- soap: Enables Simple Object Access Protocol support.

- bcmath: Arbitrary precision mathematics support.

- mbstring: Multibyte string processing.

- gettext: For translations and localization.

- imagick: Handles image processing using ImageMagick.

Step 5 : Check if PHP 8.3 was installed successfully:

php -v

Step 6 : Enable the PHP module in Apache by running:

sudo a2enmod php8.3

Step 7 : Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8 : Create a test file to ensure PHP is running properly. Open your terminal and create the info.php file:

echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" | sudo tee /var/www/html/info.php

Step 9 : Open a web browser and navigate to your server's domain or IP address followed by /info.php. For example:

http://your-domain-or-ip/info.php

You should see a PHP information page confirming the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PHP 8.3 for Apache on Ubuntu 24.10.