Update system
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Add repository
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt update
Install php8.1
sudo apt install php8.1
Install features
sudo apt install php8.1-common php8.1-mysql php8.1-xml php8.1-xmlrpc php8.1-curl php8.1-gd php8.1-imagick php8.1-cli php8.1-dev php8.1-imap php8.1-mbstring php8.1-opcache php8.1-soap php8.1-zip php8.1-redis php8.1-intl -y
Enable php8.1 disable php7.4
sudo a2enmod php8.1
sudo a2dismod php7.4
Restart apache
sudo service apache2 restart
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