How to Enable PHP Extensions in HestiaCP

Prerequisites

Before enabling PHP extensions, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges

List Available PHP Extensions

ssh hxroot@YOUR_SERVER_IP -p 22

php -m

For specific PHP version:

php7.4 -m
php8.1 -m
php8.2 -m

Install Common PHP Extensions

For PHP 8.2:

apt install php8.2-mysql php8.2-curl php8.2-gd php8.2-xml php8.2-zip php8.2-mbstring php8.2-intl php8.2-bcmath

For PHP 8.1:

apt install php8.1-mysql php8.1-curl php8.1-gd php8.1-xml php8.1-zip php8.1-mbstring

For PHP 7.4:

apt install php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-xml php7.4-zip php7.4-mbstring

Enable Extensions in php.ini

Find php.ini location:

php -i | grep "Loaded Configuration File"

Edit php.ini:

nano /etc/php/8.2/cli/php.ini

For web (FPM), edit:

nano /etc/php/8.2/fpm/php.ini

Uncomment or add:

extension=curl
extension=gd
extension=mbstring
extension=pdo_mysql
extension=mysqli
extension=xml

Enable Extensions for Specific PHP Version in HestiaCP

When using PHP-FPM, extensions are managed per version in:

/etc/php/8.2/fpm/conf.d/

Enable by creating symlink:

phpenmod -v 8.2 curl gd mbstring

Restart PHP-FPM After Changes

systemctl restart php8.2-fpm

Verify Extension is Enabled

Create test file:

echo "" > /var/www/html/info.php

Browse to https://yourdomain.com/info.php and search for extension name.

Common PHP Extensions for Popular CMS