Apache start libphp7.3.so not found

Question

I have Install php 7.3 and apache2 but when I try to start apache2 , I have this error :

service apache2 start

apache2: Syntax error on line 146 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Syntax error on line 3 of /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php7.3.load: Cannot load /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp7.3.so into server:   /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp7.3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I really don't know how to resolve this problem, I have tried to remove and reinstall without success.

score 34 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 08 '19 at 03:47

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You're getting that error because the PHP 7.3 library for Apache is not installed.

sudo apt install -y libapache2-mod-php7.3

The above command should fix it.

answered Nov 08 '19 at 03:47

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Actually this is the exact solution for missing /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp7.3.so file – Hassan Ali Shahzad Mar 26 '21 at 11:39
Agreed. This is the correct answer. – John Homenuke Mar 13 '23 at 17:05

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 16 '20 at 15:01

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It solved my problem:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php7.3
sudo apt-get install php7.3-cli php7.3-common php7.3-json php7.3-opcache php7.3-mysql php7.3-mbstring php7.3-zip php7.3-fpm php7.3-intl php7.3-simplexml
sudo service apache2 restart

edited Nov 16 '20 at 15:01

Eerik Sven Puudist

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answered Jul 03 '20 at 03:40

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 04 '21 at 13:50

For me the problem was that I did not install apache tools for php. On arch linux:

yaourt -S php-apache

After that, module appeared in the folder.

The best way not to make a mistake is to follow guide: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Apache_HTTP_Server#PHP

Apache start libphp7.3.so not found

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