apache2

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get purge php5-common
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5.6
sudo a2dismod php5
sudo a2enmod php5.6 # after this command I get 'Module php5.6 does not exist'
sudo service apache2 restart

https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-ioncube-loader/

/usr/lib/php/20131226 => /usr/lib/php/20131226

cp /tmp/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.6.so /usr/lib/php/20131226/

$ sudo vi /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini 		#for PHP CLI 
$ sudo vi /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini		#for PHP-FPM & Nginx
$ sudo vi /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini	        #for Apache2	

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php -i | grep extension_dir

cp /tmp/ioncube_loader_lin_7.2.s /usr/lib/php/20170718/ioncube_loader_lin_7.2.so

zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20131226/ioncube_loader_lin_5.6.so

zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20170718/ioncube_loader_lin_7.2.so

sudo a2ensite example.com.conf
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf

sudo a2dismod php5.6

sudo a2enmod php7.2

sudo update-alternatives --config php