I have a LEMP stack (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP) droplet in which i am running a wordpress website. I have got recommendation to upgrade my php version to php 7.3. So, how can i do it in the right way? Also i want to install bcmath and imagick module. It will be very helpful if you describe it in detail step by step. ** Thanks in advance! :)**
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If you are using nginx after upgrading php you also need to change the directive in nginx’s default configuration file:
vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
Find the line:
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
And change it accordingly (7.3 in this example):
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
Otherwise nginx will still use the old version.
Upgrade to php7.3
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install -y php7.3
Check php version
php -v
I hope this helps
Upgrade to php7.3
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install -y php7.3
Check php version
php -v
I hope this helps
Upgrade to php7.3
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install -y php7.3
Check php version
php -v
I hope this helps
additionally to steps from MattIPv4, to enable apache2 to use php7.3 run these:
sudo a2dismod php7.2
a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif
a2enconf php7.3-fpm
Hi there @iamhimanshusrivastava,
You should be able to install Php 7.3 by running the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install php7.3
Installing most of the common Php packages can be achieved by using:
sudo apt-get install php7.3-fpm php7.3-cli php7.3-mysql php7.3-gd php7.3-imagick php7.3-recode php7.3-tidy php7.3-xmlrpc
You can then restart Php & Nginx with the following:
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
sudo systemctl restart php7.3-fpm
Once that is done, nginx should be using php 7.3 - You can verify this by creating a new php file at the root of your website with the following contents:
<?php
phpinfo();
You can then access this file in a browser to confirm that the correct version of php is running.
Hope that helps! - Matt.
Hello. Maybe reboot the server also; sudo reboot, and then sudo apt upgrade