UnrealIRCd webpanel:PHP8 Installation instructions

The UnrealIRCd webpanel requires PHP 8. Installing PHP 8 may require special installation instructions:

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 ships with PHP8, so simply run: apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php

Sometimes it happens that multiple versions of PHP are installed. The webpanel will then give you an error page saying you are not using PHP8. This can happen that the CLI version of PHP may be on PHP8 but the Apache module uses PHP7.4. You can fix this by running a2dismod to disable the old PHP version (eg: php7.4) and a2enmod to enable the new PHP version. (eg: php8.2). Restart apache.

Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 does not include PHP8 but you can use an external repository for installing PHP8, see: https://linuxhint.com/install-php-ubuntu/

Sometimes it happens that multiple versions of PHP are installed. The webpanel will then give you an error page saying you are not using PHP8. This can happen that the CLI version of PHP may be on PHP8 but the Apache module uses PHP7.4. You can fix this by running a2dismod to disable the old PHP version (eg: php7.4) and a2enmod to enable the new PHP version. (eg: php8.2). Restart apache.

Debian

Depending on your Debian version:

• Debian 12 ships with PHP8, run: apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php
• Debian 9/10/11 do not include PHP8 but you can use an external repository, follow the instructions at: https://www.vultr.com/docs/how-to-install-php-8-on-debian-11/

If you already had an older PHP on the machine, then after installing PHP8 you may now have multiple PHP versions on the machine.
You have to tell Apache to use PHP8:

• Run a2dismod to disable the old PHP version (eg: php7.4)
• Then run a2enmod to enable the new PHP version. (eg: php8.2)
• Restart apache.

CentOS

https://www.tecmint.com/install-php-8-on-centos/

Other

For installation methods for PHP 8 on other OS's or Linux distro's, make a websearch for how to install PHP 8 on your operating system.