How do I install PHP 7 (PHP next generation) on Ubuntu

Question

How do I install PHP 7 (PHP next generation) on Ubuntu?

I wanted to install PHP 7 on a clean install of Ubuntu to see what issues I would face.

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Answer 1

On Ubuntu 16

apt-get update

apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mcrypt

this installed php7