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What is the PHP mbstring extension, and what is the best way to install it on Ubuntu 14.04?

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EDIT:Dylan Pierce has confirmed that you can already install some PHP 7 extensions in the same way you would for PHP 5. For mbstring in particular, you can execute:

To complement sparkmood's answer, this now works for PHP 7 if you already imported ondrej's PPA for it.

Don't forget, either PHP 7 is available through ubuntu's official repositories or you will need an external PPA.

mbstring is built in libapache2-mod-php5 package, so you can use this command for installing :

As described in package details :

I have installed mbstring in php7.0-fpm (7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.4)

If you're using php 5.6

Mbstring Php Extension

Install php 5.6 mbstring package:

Then add the following line to the bottom of your php.ini file:

Restart apache:

Install Php Mbstring

To find your php.ini file, create a file and insert the following line:

Then open with a browser to see where your php.ini file is located.

In my case it was already installed, but I just needed to do phpenmod mbstring, followed by apachectl graceful.

For Ubuntu 14.04 extension mbstring should be built in.

For Ubuntu 16.04:

See also Introduction to Multibyte String

It requires adding another source for apt for install in 18.04..

Download Page for php7.2-mbstring_7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb on AMD64 machines

If you are running Ubuntu, it is strongly suggested to use a package manager like aptitude or synaptic to download and install packages, instead of doing so manually via this website.

You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a line to your /etc/apt/sources.list like this:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main universe

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I want to install mbstring in PHP. I used these commands in ssh:

I tried all the below repository, but I always get:

No package php-mbstring available.

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Open up a terminal (# - 'shorthand' for terminal) and run these commands:

or use ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/centos/6.3/os/x86_64/Packages/php-mbstring-5.3.3-3.el6_2.8.x86_64.rpm for 64-bit, depending on your system.

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If you use a desktop interface (most likely), you can just double click on the .rpm file in the file browser to install, instead of using terminal.This is kind of the 'old' way to install things. Before yum simplified things.

Please note that you need to run as root. The best way to do so is to type sudo before each command. Example:

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