How To Install php-mysql on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mysql on Ubuntu.
What is php-mysql
php-mysql is:
This package provides a MySQL module for PHP.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 8.1).
There are three methods to install php-mysql on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mysql
Install php-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mysql
Install php-mysql Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mysql
How To Uninstall php-mysql on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the php-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mysql
Uninstall php-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mysql
Remove php-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove php-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mysql
Remove php-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mysql
Dependencies
php-mysql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mysql package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.