How to Enable PHP In Apache

John on August 13, 2021

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to enable PHP on your Apache web server.

Check Your PHP Version

From the command line, check your version of PHP using the following command:

php -v

PHP 7.2.34-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) (built: Oct 6 2020 12:01:28) ( NTS )

If the above command wasn't recognised, you'll need to install PHP on your system using the following commands:

Update Linux:

sudo apt update

Now install PHP with MySQL and mcrypt plugin:

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mcrypt php-mysql

Now enable PHP for Apache using the following command, replacing the version number with the one you have:

sudo a2enmod php7.2

To apply the changes, restart Apache with the following command:

sudo service apache2 restart

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