Install PHP
Connect to Raspberry Pi via SSH and execute command to download GPG key:
sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpgAdd PHP repository:
echo "deb https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.listUpdate the package lists:
sudo apt updateNext, install PHP 8.2 with command line interface (CLI):
sudo apt install -y php8.2-common php8.2-cliCheck PHP version when installation was finished:
php --version
There are various PHP extensions that provide additional functionality. PHP extensions can be installed using the following syntax:
sudo apt install -y php8.2-extension_nameExecute the following command to install commonly used PHP extensions:
sudo apt install -y php8.2-curl php8.2-gd php8.2-mbstring php8.2-xml php8.2-zipWe can use -m option to check what extensions are installed.
php -mPHP integration with MySQL or MariaDB
To use PHP with MySQL or MariaDB database, we need to install the following extension:
sudo apt install -y php8.2-mysqlPHP integration with Apache
If we want to integrate PHP with Apache HTTP server, then install the following extension:
sudo apt install -y libapache2-mod-php8.2Once installation was completed, restart Apache:
sudo service apache2 restartTesting PHP
Create a new main.php file:
nano main.phpAdd the following code:
<?php
echo 'Hello world';Run the following command to test a script:
php main.phpUninstall PHP
If you want to completely remove PHP anything related to it, execute the following command:
sudo apt purge --autoremove -y php-common mime-supportRemove GPG key and repository:
sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg
sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.listRemove PHP related file:
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/systemd/timers/stamp-phpsessionclean.timer
