How to Install PHP 5.3.1 on Ubuntu 64 bit and 32 bit

Posted on By Shafiq Alibhai

…yes just 2 lines …

For Ubuntu x64

1) sudo su
2) cd /tmp && mkdir php53 && cd php53 && wget && wget && dpkg -i *.deb && echo “deb http://php53.dotdeb.org stable all” >> /etc/apt/sources.list && aptitude update && aptitude install libapache2-mod-php5=5.3.1 apache2
 
 

For Ubuntu 32 bit i386

1) sudo su
2) cd /tmp && mkdir php53 && cd php53 && wget && wget && dpkg -i *.deb && echo “deb http://php53.dotdeb.org stable all” >> /etc/apt/sources.list && aptitude update && aptitude install libapache2-mod-php5=5.3.1 apache2