Tag: php

Change PHP version on Apache

You can install multiple PHP versions on your system and switch PHP version between them.

Example:

The PHP 5.6 is set as default version in your system, and you need to switch to PHP 7.2. Run the following commands to switch for Apache and command line.

sudo a2dismod php5.6
sudo a2enmod php7.2
sudo service apache2 restart

sudo update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php7.2
sudo update-alternatives --set phar /usr/bin/phar7.2
sudo update-alternatives --set phar.phar /usr/bin/phar.phar7.2
sudo update-alternatives --set phpize /usr/bin/phpize7.2
sudo update-alternatives --set php-config /usr/bin/php-config7.2

PHP 7 on Ubuntu 14

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common


sudo apt-get -y update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get install -y php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0 php7.0-common php7.0-gd php7.0-mysql php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-curl php7.0-intl php7.0-xsl php7.0-mbstring php7.0-zip php7.0-bcmath php7.0-iconv

sudo a2enmod php7.0 (sudo a2dismod php5 if needed)
sudo service apache2 restart