How to Install PHP 8.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 | Linux Today

How to Install PHP 8.0 on Ubuntu 20.04

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Jeff Wilson
Dec 12, 2020

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PHP 8.0 with Apache on Ubuntu 20.04. PHP is a free, open-source, and most popular server-side programming language used by many CMS including, Drupal, WordPress, Magento, and many more. PHP 8.0 is a major update of the PHP language that contains new features and optimizations including named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor property promotion, match expression, null safe operator, JIT, and improvements in the type system, error handling, and consistency. Let’s get started with the installation of PHP 8 on Ubuntu 20.04.

JW

Jeff Wilson

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