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How to install OCI8 on Linux Mint 19.2 and PHP 7.3

Sources:

• http://www.syahzul.com/2016/04/06/how-to-install-oci8-on-ubuntu-14-04-and-php-5-6/
• https://medium.com/@kabeza/setup-oracle-instant-client-with-apache-and-php-7-on-ubuntu-server-17-04-66cea2297d6f
• https://gist.github.com/hewerthomn/81eea2935051eb2500941a9309bca703#file-install_oci8_ubuntu_16-04_php7-1-md
• https://gist.github.com/Yukibashiri/cebaeaccbe531665a5704b1b34a3498e

Upgrade or install PHP 7.3

Step 1

Add Ondřej Surý PHP PPA

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Let's start by stopping the currently running MySQL database.

$ sudo systemctl stop mysql.service

Next, create set proper permission to the folder to be used by MySQL process to store and access socket file.

$ sudo mkdir -p /var/run/mysqld