How to Install Php7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04

PHP is a popular server scripting language used for creating dynamic and interactive Web pages. PHP is widely-used programming language in the Web. Use the steps below to install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 20.04, 19.04, 18.04 and 16.04.

Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04

You need PHP PPA repository to install PHP 7.4 on ubuntu 19.04, 18.04 and 16.04.

Step 1

Add ppa:ondrej/php PPA repository which has the latest build packages of PHP.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt -y install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

sudo apt-get update

Step 2

Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04 and 16.04 with this command:

sudo apt -y install php7.4

Check for version:

php -v

For additional packages use the command below to install:

sudo apt-get install php7.4-xxx

or

sudo apt-get install php7.4-{xxx, xxx, xxx}

Example:

sudo apt-get install -y php7.4-{mbstring,mysql,bcmath,bz2,intl,gd,zip}

Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 ships with PHP 7.4 in its main repositories. Install it and the extensions you need with the apt package manager.

sudo apt update

sudo apt install php php-cli php-fpm php-json php-pdo php-mysql php-zip php-gd  php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath

Check to confirm PHP version:

php --version