This Article shows how to Install PHP 8.1 on Ubuntu OS using AWS Cloud

First, update the apt using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

When your APT is updated, add this apt repository with PHP installing .deb packages.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

So now as we set the repository for php8.1, please run the below command to install PHP 8.1

sudo apt-get install php8.1 -y

If you want to install PHP 8.3 then run the command below ( optional )

sudo apt-get install php8.3 -y

Next, reboot the Apache server.

sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Set Apache to restart automatically when the system reboots.

sudo systemctl enable apache2

That’s it, you have successfully installed PHP 8 on your Ubuntu machine. To test the installation, run the following command.

php -v

Alternatively, you can create a PHP file in this path, “/var/www/html/info.php” and put the content as below.

<?php 
phpinfo();

That’s it. Restart the server and enjoy PHP 8.1 on your EC2 instance.

I have created a video for this tutorial hosted on YouTube. If you are stuck in the middle of the process then you can view the video for help.

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