Installing and configuring PHP on a server

PHP is a popular open-source general-purpose scripting language. It is specifically designed for web development, and its code can be embedded directly into HTML.

Adding required libraries

Use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ca-certificates apt-transport-https

PHP installation

You need to use the following two commands:

Next, install PHP and its core modules:

sudo apt-get -y install php7.4 php7.4-{mcrypt,mysql,fpm}