KB Parallels: How do I upgrade PHP to version 5 on Debian server with Plesk installed?

Resolution

PHP on Debian can be upgrade in the following way:

1. Comment the Plesk source in the /etc/apt/sources.list file, something like:

and update:

# apt-get update

2. run `apt-cache search | grep php5` command to see wich packages are available

3. install the necessary php5 packages, for example:

# apt-get install php5 php5-common php5-gd php5-imap php5-mysql php5-xmlrpc php5-cgi php5-xsl php5-curl php5-cli

4. remove libapache2-mod-php4 and psa-php4-configurator:

# dpkg -r --force-depends libapache2-mod-php4 psa-php4-configurator

5. activated Plesk source in the file /etc/apt/sources.list and update:

# apt-get update

6. install libapache2-mod-php5 psa-php5-configurator:

# apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 psa-php5-configurator

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