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Bob Puccini
Bob Puccini
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Posted by Bob Puccini
Bob Puccini
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How do I install cURL for PHP on an ubuntu server?

How do I install it. Please help.

3 Answers

Davide Pugliese
Davide Pugliese
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Davide Pugliese
Davide Pugliese
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Hello, I manage 2 servers with Ubuntu, so I am gonna answer you.

You have to run in a shell (aka terminal or command prompt) the following commands having root access or being logged as a user belonging to the sudo group (aka sudoers).

apt-cache search curl | grep -i php

This way you find the name of the package, then you run:

apt-get install packagename

Where packagename is the name of the package you want to install.

As you can see here as well: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=php5-curl

the name of the package is php5-curl

Cheers, Davide