How to install php7.4 on Ubuntu

server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (metapackage)

Vendor: Debian PHP Maintainers http://www.php.net/

Availability

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Distro	Channel	all	Version
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)	Base		7.4.33

Description

This package is a metapackage that, when installed, guarantees that you have at least one of the four server-side versions of the PHP interpreter installed. Removing this package won't remove PHP from your system, however it may remove other packages that depend on this one. 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.

Built for Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 20.04

php7.4 on Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)

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 php7.4

Frequently asked questions

How do I install php7.4 on Ubuntu?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the php7.4 package with your system package manager.

Which Ubuntu versions is php7.4 available for?

php7.4 is available for Ubuntu 20.04.