download php latest version using apt in ubuntu code example
Example 1: apt install php
# Update packages lists
sudo apt update
# Install Apache2 (on Ubuntu, mostly it's already installed)
sudo apt install apache2
# Install the latest version of PHP and Apache wrapper
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php
# Install some important PHP extensions, you might need to install more later
sudo apt install php-{bcmath,bz2,curl,gd,json,mbstring,mysql,xml,zip}
# Install MySQL server, and remember to run mysql_secure_installation script after that
sudo apt install mysql-server
# Start MySQL service
sudo systemctl start mysql
# Restart Apache service to reload all changes
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Example 2: ubuntu install php 7
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php