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Introduction
If you’re looking for a specific list of PHP packages required to run WordPress, here’s a list and a one-liner to install.
PHP 7.3
You might be thinking why do I have PHP 7.3 packages when it’s end of life. However, sometimes it’s required for older sites that need to be upgraded to the latest version of PHP.
php7.3-bz2 php7.3-common php7.3 php7.3-bcmath php7.3-bz2 php7.3-cli php7.3-common php7.3-curl php7.3-fpm php7.3-gd php7.3-gmp php7.3-imap php7.3-intl php7.3-json php7.3-mbstring php7.3-mysql php7.3-opcache php7.3-readline php7.3-recode php7.3-soap php7.3-xml php7.3-xmlrpc php7.3-zip
sudo apt-get install php7.3-bz2 php7.3-common php7.3 php7.3-bcmath php7.3-bz2 php7.3-cli php7.3-common php7.3-curl php7.3-fpm php7.3-gd php7.3-gmp php7.3-imap php7.3-intl php7.3-json php7.3-mbstring php7.3-mysql php7.3-opcache php7.3-readline php7.3-recode php7.3-soap php7.3-xml php7.3-xmlrpc php7.3-zip
Improved One Liner and Litespeed
The following one-liner isn’t specific to a PHP version, and there is also an example for Litespeed PHP packages.
# For Remi on CentOS
yum install php74-{php-recode,php-snmp,php-pecl-apcu,php-ldap,php-pecl-memcached,php-imap,php-odbc,php-xmlrpc,php-intl,php-process,php-pecl-igbinary,php-pear,php-pecl-imagick,php-tidy,php-pspell,php-pdo,php-pecl-mcrypt,php-soap,php-mbstring,php-mysqli}
# For Ubuntu
apt-get install php74-{mbstring,mysql}
# For Ubuntu if using Litespeed
apt-get install lsphp81-{recode,snmp,pecl-apcu,ldap,pecl-memcached,imap,odbc,xmlrpc,intl,process,pecl-igbinary,pear,pecl-imagick,tidy,pspell,pdo,pecl-mcrypt,soap,mbstring,mysqli}
Changelog
- 03-08-2023 – Changed content and structure and included an improved one liner.
Author
Jordan Trask
With 20 years experience in technology spanning from Linux, Data Center Infrastructure and related services and applications. Jordan consults with small, medium and large organizations tackling problems and technology needs. With 10 years experience in WordPress, he’s created Managing WP as a means to dump his brain on the web.
Jordan operates LMT Solutions providing Technology Consulting Services and We Power WP for WordPress Care Plans and Support.
