PHP – How to 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 –

Best Answer

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

Other New Versions

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
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