diff --git a/plogical/applicationInstaller.py b/plogical/applicationInstaller.py
index 017f86757..5a68bfa42 100755
--- a/plogical/applicationInstaller.py
+++ b/plogical/applicationInstaller.py
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class ApplicationInstaller(multi.Thread):
             password = self.extraArgs['password']
             email = self.extraArgs['email']
 
+            ## Open Status File
+
+            statusFile = open(tempStatusPath, 'w')
+            statusFile.writelines('Setting up paths,0')
+            statusFile.close()
+
 
             ### lets first find php path
 
@@ -108,13 +114,18 @@ class ApplicationInstaller(multi.Thread):
 
             phpPath = phpUtilities.GetPHPVersionFromFile(vhFile)
 
+            ### basically for now php 8.0 is being checked
+
+            if not os.path.exists(phpPath):
+                statusFile = open(tempStatusPath, 'w')
+                statusFile.writelines('PHP 8.0 missing installing now..,20')
+                statusFile.close()
+                phpUtilities.InstallSaidPHP('80')
+
+
             FNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')
 
-            ## Open Status File
 
-            statusFile = open(tempStatusPath, 'w')
-            statusFile.writelines('Setting up paths,0')
-            statusFile.close()
 
             finalPath = ''
             self.permPath = ''
diff --git a/plogical/phpUtilities.py b/plogical/phpUtilities.py
index c663e46e4..4a0a130d7 100755
--- a/plogical/phpUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/phpUtilities.py
@@ -232,6 +232,17 @@ class phpUtilities:
             result = result.rsplit("lsphp", 1)[0] + "php"
             return result
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def InstallSaidPHP(php):
+        if ProcessUtilities.decideDistro() == ProcessUtilities.ubuntu or  ProcessUtilities.decideDistro() == ProcessUtilities.ubuntu20:
+            command = f'DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install lsphp{php}*'
+        else:
+            command = f'dnf install lsphp{php}* --exclude lsphp73-pecl-zip --exclude *imagick* -y --skip-broken'
+
+
+        ProcessUtilities.executioner(command, None, True)
+
+