How to Install Ubuntu PHP FPM

PHP 8.1 has recently been released, bringing with it a host of new features and improvements. In this guide, we will demonstrate how to install PHP 8.1 on Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04.

The first step is to update the package index by running `sudo apt update`. This ensures that your system is synchronized with the latest available packages.

Next, you need to add the Ondrej PHP repository, which provides the latest versions of PHP. You can do this by running `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php`. When prompted, press 'Y' to continue with the installation.

Once the repository has been added, you can install the prerequisites required for the installation of PHP 8.1. These include ca-certificates, apt-transport-https, and software-properties-common, which can be installed using `sudo apt install ca-certificates apt-transport-https software-properties-common`.

With the prerequisites in place, you can now install PHP 8.1 itself by running `sudo apt install php8.1`. This may take a few minutes to complete.

Once the installation is complete, you can verify that PHP 8.1 has been installed by running `php -v` in your terminal. You should see the version number of PHP 8.1 displayed.

To test whether PHP 8.1 is working correctly, you can create a sample info.php file in your webroot directory and then access it through your web browser. This will display detailed information about the PHP version installed, including its version number.

In this guide, we have demonstrated how to install PHP 8.1 on Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04. With these steps, you should now be able to take advantage of all the new features and improvements provided by this latest version of PHP.

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