How to install the latest PHP version for Ubuntu
Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) is offering as for today a relative old version PHP 5.3.3, if you want to have a better version, you’ll have to trust an unofficial APT repository. Here is How
Thanks to the NGINX team, you can find nearly the latest version of PHP online at https://launchpad.net/~nginx/+archive/php5
Create a new file php5-ppa.list
vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php5-ppa.list
and depending on the version of your ubuntu, you can replace the word maverick with the oldest oneiric, natty, or the latest lucid
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/php5/ubuntu maverick main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/php5/ubuntu maverick main
run an update, to get the latest PHP version
apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade
Alternatively you can still compile PHP on your own..
