How to Install and Uninstall php-mysql Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "php-mysql" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install php-mysql on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                php-mysql
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "php-mysql" package

Learn how to uninstall php-mysql on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                php-mysql
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-mysql package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-mysql
Architecture: all
Version: 1:7.0+35ubuntu6.1
Priority: optional
Section: php
Source: php-defaults (35ubuntu6.1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11
Depends: php-common, php7.0-mysql
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-mysql_7.0+35ubuntu6.1_all.deb
Size: 1928
MD5sum: 08ffdf215701cf78b0f4cab32b3ca3b2
SHA1: dcf3d63f4bf5145c23790a3ff0e165e65ed68d94
SHA256: 7a809076b1ffbf1a3355b1eb64d6a2afdba408396f70cb5fb34f1ac403f093b3
SHA512: 525c80f6dd078d92c706b5864679c4f482b840b3edeb558d57ce7e6417d3345d86a9bed8ecbc9d84b52fb764177bee2d04d1eba50d3d02a20e49fd5ee7fbf9c6
Description-en: MySQL module for PHP [default]
This package provides a MySQL module for PHP.
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PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used
open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited
for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
PHP version (currently 7.0).
Description-md5: 265a7711f424b33d41963a4e513338ea
Task: lamp-server, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master
Supported: 5y

Package: php-mysql
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: php-defaults (35ubuntu6)
Version: 1:7.0+35ubuntu6
Depends: php-common, php7.0-mysql
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-mysql_7.0+35ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 1936
MD5sum: 0d2a792a0fe28c0e43c5afdf6bad2246
SHA1: 530be5cd70c5a8c19810f426e733a270f4354e1b
SHA256: a859b458aa1e6783d0c574f5dfbb0f8022bb30fa7cdfcdabafa676bc902723ec
Description-en: MySQL module for PHP [default]
This package provides a MySQL module for PHP.
.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used
open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited
for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
PHP version (currently 7.0).
Description-md5: 265a7711f424b33d41963a4e513338ea
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: lamp-server, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master