68

How can I upgrade to php 7.1 from php 7.0 in ubuntu 16.04 ?

If I do a php -v I get this message:

PHP 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 (cli) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2016 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.0.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.3, Copyright (c) 1999-2016, by Zend Technologies
Improve this question
2
  • Why do you guys reckon Ubuntu isn't upgrading PHP to never minor versions? 7.0.8 has been superseded a few months ago.
    – The Onin
    Dec 15, 2016 at 2:10
  • 1
    Because even minor PHP versions break compatibility. @see hash_function in php 7.1 vs php 7
    – Olavi Sau
    Nov 27, 2017 at 11:30

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
138

There is no official PHP 7.1 in the Ubuntu 16.04 repos.

If you want PHP 7.1, there is a version available in ppa:ondrej/php

You can install it like this:

  1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
  2. sudo apt-get update
  3. (optional) sudo apt-get remove php7.0
  4. sudo apt-get install php7.1 (from comments)

Remember that this is not an official upgrade path. The PPA is well known, and is relatively safe to use.

The PPA has co-installable packages (you can have multiple versions of PHP installed from that PPA). ~muru

Improve this answer
26
  • 2
    Thank yoy @ThatGuy, you are right, but I need conditional return types "?" and can't wait to use them :)
    – Michele Carino
    Dec 4, 2016 at 8:40
  • 1
    I needed to launch also: 4. sudo apt-get install php7.1
    – Michele Carino
    Dec 4, 2016 at 8:42
  • 2
    @ThatGuy The PPA has co-installable packages (you can have multiple versions of PHP installed from that PPA).
    – muru
    Dec 4, 2016 at 8:46
  • 1
    @ThatGuy you can write your comment as answer, just adding the php7.0 removal (if needed) and that after that any extension should be reinstalled for php 7.1
    – Michele Carino
    Dec 4, 2016 at 9:59
  • 3
    Just to note: this repo updates also to php 7.2
    – josircg
    Oct 28, 2019 at 15:03

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .