How to Install Multiple PHP Version with Apache on Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04

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Apache Installation

Install Apache web server from the official repository. Launch terminal on your system or login with ssh for remote systems. Execute the following commands to install the latest available version of Apache web server.

> sudo apt update 
> sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-fastcgi 

//Ubuntu 18.04 Users:
> sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-fcgid

PHP Installation

For the installation of PHP versions, we use the PPA maintained here. Use the below couple of commands to add the PPA to your system.

> sudo apt install python-software-properties
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

For this tutorial, we are using the PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.2 to configure with Apache web server. To use the multiple PHP versions, we will use PHP FPM and FastCGI. Let’s install the following packages on your system.

> apt update
> sudo apt install php5.6 php5.6-fpm
> sudo apt install php7.2 php7.2-fpm
After installation, php-fpm services will be started automatically.

Use the following commands to make sure both services are running.
> sudo systemctl status php5.6-fpm
> sudo systemctl status php7.2-fpm

Apache Configuration

Now enable few modules required for the configuration of multiple PHP versions with Apache.
These modules are necessary to integrate PHP FPM and FastCGI with Apache server.

> sudo a2enmod actions fastcgi alias proxy_fcgi

//Ubuntu 18.04 Users:
> sudo a2enmod actions fcgid alias proxy_fcgi


Get ready for the configuration of websites on your Apache server.
For the testing purpose, I am configuring two websites to work with two different-2 PHP versions.
First, create two directories on your server.

> sudo mkdir /var/www/php56
> sudo mkdir /var/www/php72
Now, create and index.php containing the phpinfo() function.

echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/php56/index.php
echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/php72/index.php

Let’s start the creation of VirtualHost.
Apache keeps all the VirtualHost configuration files under /etc/apache2/sites-available with the extension .conf.
Create a file for the first virtual host and edit in your favorite text editor.

> sudo vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/php56.example.com.conf
Add the following content.
Make sure to use correct ServerName and directory path according to your setup.
This website is configured to work with PHP 5.6.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName php56.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/php56
    <Directory /var/www/php56>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    <FilesMatch \.php$>
        # Apache 2.4.10+ can proxy to unix socket
        SetHandler "proxy:unix:/var/run/php/php5.6-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
    </FilesMatch>
</VirtualHost>
Similarly, create a second VirtualHost configuration file to work with PHP 7.2. Edit configuration file in text editor:

> sudo vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/php72.example.com.conf

Add the following content to file with proper ServerName and DocumentRoot.
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName php72.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/php72
    <Directory /var/www/php72>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    <FilesMatch \.php$>
        SetHandler "proxy:unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
    </FilesMatch>
</VirtualHost>

You both of the websites are configured now.
But they are still not active. Apache keeps active sites under /etc/apache2/sites-enabled directory.
You can simply create a symbolic link of config files to this directory or use below command to do the same.

> sudo a2ensite php56.example.com
> sudo a2ensite php72.example.com

After making all the changes restart Apache to reload new settings changes.
> sudo systemctl restart apache2


Your setup has been completed now. Go to the next step to test your setup.

Test Setup

Edit /etc/hosts file on your local system and make an entry like below.
This will resolve temprory names to localhost IP address.

> sudo vim /etc/hosts

Add following entry to end of file
127.0.0.1 php72.example.com
127.0.0.1 php56.example.com

Open a web browser and visit both of the sites.
You will see that php56.example.com shows the version PHP 5.6 and php72.example.com is showing the PHP 7.2 as the configuration.

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