sudo apt-get install php5-cli
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Package php5-cli is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
php7.0-cli:i386 php7.0-cli
E: Package 'php5-cli' has no installation candidate
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Which ubuntu version are u using? – Mohit Rajan Apr 30 '16 at 15:17
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1I am assuming you're using Ubuntu 16.04, if that's correct, why not use php7.0-cli instead? – Apr 30 '16 at 15:29
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yes I am using Ubuntu 16.04 is php5-cli not avialable for it? – niko craft Apr 30 '16 at 17:43
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Ubuntu 16.04 comes with PHP 7.0 packaged with php7.0- prefix. PHP CLI SAPI is packaged in php7.0-cli package and provides /usr/bin/php command symlinked to /usr/bin/php7.0 binary using update-alternatives mechanism to provide best available PHP version.
If you need PHP 5.6 or PHP 5.5 CLI you need to use ppa:ondrej/php and install either php5.6-cli or php5.5-cli package. You can access the CLI binaries either by using /usr/bin/php5.6 or /usr/bin/php5.5 or update the default /usr/bin/php symlink with update-alternatives command.
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