Answers for "how to install php 8 on windows 7"

ubuntu update php 7.4 to 8

sudo apt-get purge php7.*
# recommended 
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
# end recommended 
sudo apt-get install php8.0

install php7.4 in linux server

For install all important php 7.4 extensions
apt install php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-xmlrpc php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-imagick php7.4-cli php7.4-dev php7.4-imap php7.4-mbstring php7.4-opcache php7.4-soap php7.4-zip php7.4-intl -y