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Update PHP 5.x to PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 14.04
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update-to-php5.6-on-ubuntu-14.04.sh
#!/bin/sh
# In case df shows >90% for /boot run:
#sudo apt-get autoremove
# Add repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
# Install required packages
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install php5.6 php5.6-mcrypt php5.6-mbstring php5.6-curl php5.6-cli php5.6-mysql php5.6-gd php5.6-intl php5.6-xsl php5.6-zip
# Switch Apache PHP module
sudo a2dismod php5
sudo a2enmod php5.6
# Restart Apache
sudo service apache2 restart
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chichilatte commented Jun 25, 2021 •
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I was having the same problem trying to install php 5.6 using the Ubuntu 14 and 16 docker images. Ended up using Ubuntu 18. More information here... https://askubuntu.com/questions/1183626/installation-php5-6-on-ubuntu-19-10-doesnt-work-even-with-ppaondrej-php

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