How to install php-cgi on Ubuntu

server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (CGI binary) (default)

Vendor: GetPageSpeed

Availability

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Distro	Channel	all	Version
Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)	Base		8.3+101+zzgps3

Description

This package provides the /usr/lib/cgi-bin/php CGI interpreter built for use in Apache 2 with mod_actions, or any other CGI httpd that supports a similar mechanism. Note that MOST users probably want the php-fpm package that provide FastCGI support. 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 latest stable PHP version (currently 8.3).

Built for Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 24.04

php-cgi on Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y php-cgi

Frequently asked questions

How do I install php-cgi on Ubuntu?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the php-cgi package with your system package manager.

Which Ubuntu versions is php-cgi available for?

php-cgi is available for Ubuntu 24.04.