How do I completely uninstall old php?

Discussion in 'ISPConfig 3 Priority Support' started by concept21, Sep 23, 2021.

  1. concept21

    concept21 Active Member

    Hello,
    I have done a new ISPConfig 3.2.5 auto installation on an Ubuntu 20.04. It was a big success!

    However, I see many old php versions having also been installed. How do I uninstall them completely, including those php-fpm instances?
    I want to remove
    php 5.6
    php 7.0
    php 7.1
    :rolleyes:
     
    concept21, Sep 23, 2021
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  2. Jesse Norell

    Jesse Norell Well-Known Member Staff Member Howtoforge Staff

    Ensure no sites are using those versions, then delete the corresponding additional php versions in ISPConfig, then remove system packages, eg. "dpkg --list | grep php5.6 | awk '{print $2}' | xargs apt remove -y" should catch 5.6 .. and you can "purge" instead of "remove" if you wish.
     
    Jesse Norell, Sep 23, 2021
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  3. Th0m

    Th0m ISPConfig Developer Staff Member ISPConfig Developer

    Code:
    apt remove php5.6 php7.0 php7.1
apt autoclean
    will probably do the trick.
     
    Th0m, Sep 23, 2021
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  4. ahrasis

    ahrasis Well-Known Member HowtoForge Supporter

    Same as @Th0m above except I'll normally add * at the end of php version that I wish to remove to ensure all its plugins are being removed as well.
     
    ahrasis, Sep 24, 2021
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  5. concept21

    concept21 Active Member

    I try
    apt -s purge php5.6*
    but it will include phpmyadmin as well. :p
     
    concept21, Sep 24, 2021
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  6. concept21

    concept21 Active Member

    the problem is how to skip php5.6-mysql from being purged?
     
    concept21, Sep 24, 2021
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