PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 14
To install PHP 5.6 or to upgrade from PHP 5.5 on Ubuntu 14:
- Enter the following commands in the order shown:
apt-get -y update add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php apt-get -y install php5.6 php5.6-mcrypt php5.6-mbstring php5.6-curl php5.6-cli php5.6-mysql php5.6-gd php5.6-intl php5.6-xsl php5.6-zip apt-get -y update - Enter the following command to verify PHP 5.6 installed properly:
php -vFollowing is a sample response that indicates PHP 5.6 is installed:
PHP 5.6.22-4+deb.sury.org~trusty+1 (cli) Copyright (c) 1997-2016 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Zend Technologies with Zend OPcache v7.0.6-dev, Copyright (c) 1999-2016, by Zend TechnologiesThe preceding message confirms that the
Zend OPcacheis installed. We strongly recommend using the OPcache for performance reasons. If your PHP distribution does not come with the OPcache, see the PHP OPcache documentation.