How To Install PHP for Apache on Ubuntu Server 20.04
Jul 23, 2021
Follow these steps to serve dynamic contents with PHP
Step 1 : Add PHP PPA Repository
sudo apt -y install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
Step 2 : Update the apt package repository and install PHP 7.4
sudo apt update
sudo apt install php7.4
Step 3 : Check if PHP is properly installed and which version has been installed:
php -v
Step 4 : Run command to install additional packages:
sudo apt install php7.4-{mysql,curl,json,cgi,xsl,gd,common,xml,zip,soap,bcmath}
Step 5 : Create index.php under the html directory of our site:
cd /var/www/example.com/html
echo '<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>' > index.php
Step 6 : Open example.com.conf from sites-available.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf
Step 7 : Add the following line under the VirtualHost directive
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
Step 8 : Save the changes and reload Apache
sudo service apache2 reload
Step 9 : Now, access your site with your browser, and you should see a page with information regarding the installed PHP
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