How do I upgrade from PHP 5.3 to PHP 5.4.6 in Ubuntu?

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Is there an easy way out to get the latest PHP? I have tried updating my package but none of it has 5.4.6 yet... if anyone knows on how to do it quickly, can it be shared here?

I've tried compiling from the source, but I am constantly getting:

 configure: error: Cannot find OpenSSL's <evp.h>.

In my ./configure I've specified where evp.h is, --with-openssl=/usr/include/openssl \.., but still it gives me, that error –

score 94 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 15 '15 at 21:49

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Installing PHP 5.4.* on Ubuntu 12.04

Simply add the PPA repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php5-oldstable

And install it:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php5

You may need to install add-apt-repository on Ubuntu 12.04. To do so, run the command:

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

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For PHP 5.5 (currently 5.5.30) add the PPA repository instead:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php5

For PHP 5.6 (currently 5.6.14) add the PPA repository instead:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php5-5.6

edited Oct 15 '15 at 21:49

Moshe Katz

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answered Aug 22 '12 at 09:29

atmon3r

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seems like this is not the latest 5.4.6? – user79356 Aug 22 '12 at 09:42
PHP 5.4.4 for my install (there was one week) – Aug 22 '12 at 09:44
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wow....that worked!!! – Nitin Bansal Apr 02 '13 at 07:06
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found – Hubro May 29 '13 at 09:52
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@Codemonkey and future people with same problem, you can run apt-get install python-software-properties to be able to use add-apt-repository – Moak Jun 05 '13 at 03:11
Is there anyway to specify the actual version you want say 5.4.10 or 5.4.19 or are you just stuck with the current old stable ? – sam Sep 10 '13 at 19:30
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@Moak or they just use the correct program name: apt-add-repository which is pre-installed in current Ubuntu ditributions – feeela Sep 18 '13 at 09:46
when i do this, i still can't find a newer php version with apt-get? – Dominik Goltermann Nov 12 '13 at 10:54
@Hubro, I fixed the command not found error using this solution: http://askubuntu.com/a/38035/279383 – Edwin Yip Aug 27 '14 at 16:40
worked like a charm on linux mint php -v 5.5.18 the key is adding the :ppa repos. On the ubuntu packages are still at 5.3 – pixel 67 Nov 06 '14 at 19:54
What about 5.6.6 – Jamie Hutber Mar 10 '15 at 15:39
It says that Ubuntu 13.10 (and higher) won't be supported in the repository. If you require PHP 5.4 use Ubuntu 12.04.x LTS. – Aryo Oct 06 '15 at 01:24
WARNING: Unmet dependencies before try upgrade! – Eduardo Cuomo Apr 27 '16 at 14:47

score 10 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 13 '13 at 06:15

Hai Look at the following page to update PHP 5.4 in Ubunthu

http://www.zimbio.com/Ubuntu+Linux/articles/D_AsJR2qAL6/How+Upgrade+PHP+5+4+Ubuntu

You can update by apt-get command in terminal. Open Terminal and login to su user . then try the following command to update

add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php5
apt-get update
apt-get install php5

If you try in local user means, use sudo before all commands...

WARNING: - this will also auto-upgrade Apache (now 2.4) which has additional consequences, i.e. there are big config changes between Apache 2.2. and 2.4 that will prevent the Apache service from running afterwards!

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '12 at 09:25

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If the official Ubuntu repositories aren't updated (and I do not think they are yet, latest PHP version available should be 5.3.x), you'll have to download the source files and compile it yourself.

See: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.unix.php

answered Aug 22 '12 at 09:25

Matteo Tassinari

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I actually tried that and got stuck with this error: configure: error: Cannot find OpenSSL's <evp.h>. In my configure I've specified where evp.h is is, --with-openssl=/usr/include/openssl .. but still it gives me that error – user79356 Aug 22 '12 at 09:26
I'm sorry, I've never tried to manually build the php sources under linux. If it is not urgent, I'd recommend to wait for the official package to be updated, I do not think it'll take much longer. EDIT: try installing openssl-devel as suggested here: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=184406 – Aug 22 '12 at 09:29
@adit Always when you see something like "Cannot find foo.x", try ubuntus package search http://packages.ubuntu.com/ – KingCrunch Aug 22 '12 at 09:58

How do I upgrade from PHP 5.3 to PHP 5.4.6 in Ubuntu?

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Installing PHP 5.4.* on Ubuntu 12.04

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