install php7.4 on ubuntu 16.04 - Dockerfile

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I am trying to install php7.4 and related packages with below commands

FROM ubuntu:16.04
RUN apt update \
    && apt install -y software-properties-common\
    && add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php \
    && apt-get update \
    && apt-get install -y php7.4

I get the below message

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
E: Unable to locate package php7.4
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'php7.4'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'php7.4'

on searching with

apt-cache search php7

I see that only 7.0 related packages are available

php7.0 - server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (metapackage)
php7.0-cgi - server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (CGI binary)
php7.0-cli - command-line interpreter for the PHP scripting language
php7.0-common - documentation, examples and common module for PHP
php7.0-curl - CURL module for PHP

I am confused why I am not getting the newer versions as 7.3, 7,4 and 8 should be the only ones available today. How can I get php7.4 packages?

ubuntu-16.04 php-7 docker
2 Answers

TL;DR: Since Ubuntu 16.04 reached "End of Standard Support", packages for it were removed from the PPA.

You might want to read this: https://github.com/oerdnj/deb.sury.org/issues/1567

In April 2021, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial will reach End of Standard Support and will be available only as a paid option through Ubuntu Extended Security Maintenance.

What does it mean for DEB.SURY.ORG PPAs?

  • The packages for Ubuntu 16.04 will be deleted shortly after the EoL/EoSS is announced, usually at the same time as the next PHP release is published because it's not possible to build the packages any more.

  • The packages for Ubuntu 16.04 will be available via PHP LTS by Freexian paid program. This is cheaper option than previously announced Private dedicated repositories.

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Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 20.04

NOTE: Ubuntu 20.04 ships with PHP 7.4 in its upstream repositories. Just install it and the extensions you with the apt package manager.

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

Confirm PHP version:

$ php --version
PHP 7.4.3 (cli) (built: Mar 26 2020 20:24:23) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.3, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04/16.04

Step 1: Add PHP PPA Repository We’ll 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 18.04/19.04/16.04 Install PHP 7.4 on Ubuntu 18.04/19.04/16.04 using the command:

sudo apt -y install php7.4

Check version installed:

$ php -v
PHP 7.4.0beta4 (cli) (built: Aug 28 2019 11:41:49) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0-dev, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.0beta4, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

Use the next command to install additional packages:

sudo apt-get install php7.4-xxx

Example:

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

PHP configurations related to Apache is stored in /etc/php/7.4/apache2/php.ini

I hope my experience help you guys

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