How to Install and Uninstall php5.6-http Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "php5.6-http" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install php5.6-http on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install php5.6-http

2. Uninstall "php5.6-http" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall php5.6-http on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove php5.6-http $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the php5.6-http package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php5.6-http
Source: php-pecl-http
Priority: optional
Section: web
Installed-Size: 640
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.0+3.2.4+2.6.0-7+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Replaces: php-http (<< 4.0.0+3.2.4+2.6.0-7+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1~)
Provides: php-http, php-pecl-http
Depends: php5.6-common, libc6 (>= 2.14), libcurl3 (>= 7.16.3), libevent-2.0-5 (>= 2.0.10-stable), libidn2-0 (>= 0.6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Breaks: php-http (<< 4.0.0+3.2.4+2.6.0-7+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1~)
Filename: pool/main/p/php-pecl-http/php5.6-http_4.0.0+3.2.4+2.6.0-7+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 171210
MD5sum: 00c81cf3677bccc0eb4744141ed63a0b
SHA1: f48e1c1dc54e7a2876880c6af76df6482711b07e
SHA256: f217793ad5a0c3f86d2df2a13bb54972e9728ca79721cc46f80eac3c055de495
Description-en: PECL HTTP module for PHP Extended HTTP Support
This HTTP extension aims to provide a convenient and powerful set of
functionality for one of PHPs major applications.
.
It eases handling of HTTP urls, headers and messages, provides means
for negotiation of a client's preferred content type, language
and charset, as well as a convenient way to send any arbitrary data
with caching and resuming capabilities.
.
It provides powerful request functionality with support for parallel
requests.
Description-md5: 0b40d8a018799b2b33f6309d412a1f7c