Installing multiple PHP versions on Ubuntu Server

Question

Initial Situation:

I have an Ubuntu 12.04 Server hosting 3 Websites (with Apache 2.2.22)

How can I install a different PHP version for only one of the Websites? (The other 2 should remain as they are)

Current PHP Version: PHP 5.3.10 Desired PHP Version: PHP 5.6.16

What i have done/understood until now:

I have already tried out PHPBrew: http://phpbrew.github.io/phpbrew/

I managed to install PHP 5.6.16 for the command line (with PHPBrew) but the Apache still uses PHP 5.3.10.

I understood that i should end up with an *.so file which i need to place in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file. (this file is empty at the moment) (via LoadModule...)

But: I don't have any *.so files. I installed PHPBrew like this:

phpbrew install 5.6.16 +default +mysql +mcrypt

I think I should have added +apxs2=/usr/bin/apxs2 but if I do this i get the error "Exception: apxs binary is not executable: /usr/bin/apxs2".

How can i fix this?

Or is there a better way to run different PHP versions on one Server? What is the best way?

In order to fix "apxs binary is not executable" i managed to execute sudo apt-get install apache2-dev. I now have the php5.6.16.so file (after re-installing with +apxs2=/usr/bin/apxs2). In etc/apache2/mods-available/php5.load is the new php5.6.16.so file and after a restart of apache2 it worked. Last question remaining is: Is it possible to create a php5.load file for every vhost? — Biberfan
– Biberfan, Commented Dec 21, 2015 at 17:33
When I try, I get this one: The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: apache2-dev : Depends: libapr1-dev but it is not going to be installed Depends: libaprutil1-dev but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. — kwoxer
– kwoxer, Commented Jul 27, 2016 at 12:42
Are you sure you don't have .so files? Have you checked /usr/lib/apache2/modules/ ? — Code Your Dream
– Code Your Dream, Commented May 3, 2017 at 10:30

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:33:15Z

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Double check the .so files, they should be in `/usr/lib/apache2/modules/``

Then you should edit your /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php5.load and specify the .so file that corresponds to your installation, in your case:

LoadModule php5_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp5.6.16.so

An alternative solution for running multiple PHP versions on the same box is using Docker, see my answer in another thread: Multiple PHP versions on the same box

Note that with this solution different PHP versions will be available on different ports.

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:33

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