How to install/remove additional PHP versions provided by Plesk

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How to install/remove additional PHP versions provided by Plesk?

Note: The list of PHP versions available for installation via Plesk Installer is available in this KB article.

Note: Make sure that port 8447 is opened in firewall. If it is closed and cannot be opened, use the command-line instructions below.

Log in to Plesk.
In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings and click Updates (under Plesk).
On the Updates and Upgrades page, click Add/Remove Components.
On the Add/Remove Components page, expand:
- Web hosting > PHP interpreter versions section, if this is a Linux server.
- Plesk hosting feature section, if this is a Windows server.
Select required PHP versions for installation/uninstallation and click Continue.

Installing/removing additional PHP versions via a command-line interface

Connect to a Plesk server via SSH (Linux) / RDP (Windows Server).
Get the list of all available Plesk components (on Windows Server, use a command prompt as an Administrator):

MYSQL_LIN: plesk installer --select-release-current --show-components
Install/remove additional PHP versions using the component name from step 2.

Example of the command to install PHP 8.2:
- for Linux:
  
  # plesk installer add --components php8.2
- for Windows Server:
  
  C:\> plesk installer add --components php82
Example of the command to remove PHP 5.6:
- for Linux:
  
  # plesk installer remove --components php5.6
- for Windows Server:
  
  C:\> plesk installer remove --components php56