diff --git a/conf/nginx-top.conf b/conf/nginx-top.conf
index a5822a8..4d88836 100644
--- a/conf/nginx-top.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx-top.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 ##       your own --- please do not ask for help from us.
 
 upstream php-fpm {
-	server unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
+	server unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
 }
 
diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index 8081a26..78af6a1 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 			if quit:
 				sys.exit(code)
 
-	service_command("php7.0-fpm", "stop", quit=True)
+	service_command("php7.2-fpm", "stop", quit=True)
 	service_command("postfix", "stop", quit=True)
 	service_command("dovecot", "stop", quit=True)
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 		# Start services again.
 		service_command("dovecot", "start", quit=False)
 		service_command("postfix", "start", quit=False)
-		service_command("php7.0-fpm", "start", quit=False)
+		service_command("php7.2-fpm", "start", quit=False)
 
 	# Once the migrated backup is included in a new backup, it can be deleted.
 	if os.path.isdir(migrated_unencrypted_backup_dir):
diff --git a/setup/nextcloud.sh b/setup/nextcloud.sh
index ed67dbf..0105668 100755
--- a/setup/nextcloud.sh
+++ b/setup/nextcloud.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ echo "Installing Nextcloud (contacts/calendar)..."
 
 apt-get purge -qq -y owncloud* # we used to use the package manager
 
-apt_install php7.0 php7.0-fpm \
-	php7.0-cli php7.0-sqlite php7.0-gd php7.0-imap php7.0-curl php-pear php-apc curl \
-    php7.0-dev php7.0-gd php7.0-xml php7.0-mbstring php7.0-zip php7.0-apcu php7.0-json php7.0-intl
+apt_install php php-fpm \
+	php-cli php-sqlite3 php-gd php-imap php-curl php-pear curl \
+	php-dev php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-apcu php-json php-intl
 
 InstallNextcloud() {
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if [ ! -d /usr/local/lib/owncloud/ ] \
 		|| ! grep -q $nextcloud_ver /usr/local/lib/owncloud/version.php; then
 
 	# Stop php-fpm if running. If theyre not running (which happens on a previously failed install), dont bail.
-	service php7.0-fpm stop &> /dev/null || /bin/true
+	service php7.2-fpm stop &> /dev/null || /bin/true
 
 	# Backup the existing ownCloud/Nextcloud.
 	# Create a backup directory to store the current installation and database to
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ if [ \( $? -ne 0 \) -a \( $? -ne 3 \) ]; then exit 1; fi
 
 # Set PHP FPM values to support large file uploads
 # (semicolon is the comment character in this file, hashes produce deprecation warnings)
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
 	upload_max_filesize=16G \
 	post_max_size=16G \
 	output_buffering=16384 \
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
 	short_open_tag=On
 
 # Set Nextcloud recommended opcache settings
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini -c ';' \
 	opcache.enable=1 \
 	opcache.enable_cli=1 \
 	opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8 \
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini -c ';' \
 	opcache.revalidate_freq=1
 
 # Configure the path environment for php-fpm
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
 		env[PATH]=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
 
 # If apc is explicitly disabled we need to enable it
-if grep -q apc.enabled=0 /etc/php/7.0/mods-available/apcu.ini; then
-	tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/mods-available/apcu.ini -c ';' \
+if grep -q apc.enabled=0 /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/apcu.ini; then
+	tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/apcu.ini -c ';' \
 		apc.enabled=1
 fi
 
@@ -290,4 +290,4 @@ chmod +x /etc/cron.hourly/mailinabox-owncloud
 # ```
 
 # Enable PHP modules and restart PHP.
-restart_service php7.0-fpm
+restart_service php7.2-fpm
diff --git a/setup/system.sh b/setup/system.sh
index 32cf998..5dea1f4 100755
--- a/setup/system.sh
+++ b/setup/system.sh
@@ -121,18 +121,6 @@ apt_install python3 python3-dev python3-pip \
 	haveged pollinate unzip \
 	unattended-upgrades cron ntp fail2ban
 
-# ### Add PHP7 PPA
-
-# Nextcloud requires PHP7, we will install the ppa from ubuntu php maintainer Ondřej Surý
-# The PPA is located here https://launchpad.net/%7Eondrej/+archive/ubuntu/php
-# Unattended upgrades are activated for the repository If it appears it's already
-# installed, don't do it again so we can avoid an unnecessary call to apt-get update.
-if [ ! -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-php-trusty.list ]; then
-hide_output add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
-apt_add_repository_to_unattended_upgrades LP-PPA-ondrej-php:trusty
-hide_output apt-get update
-fi
-
 # ### Suppress Upgrade Prompts
 # When Ubuntu 20 comes out, we don't want users to be prompted to upgrade,
 # because we don't yet support it.
diff --git a/setup/web.sh b/setup/web.sh
index 45227b8..ed37e5e 100755
--- a/setup/web.sh
+++ b/setup/web.sh
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Installing Nginx (web server)..."
 
-apt_install nginx php7.0-cli php7.0-fpm
-
-# Set PHP7.0 as the default since several versions are available.
-update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php7.0
+apt_install nginx php-cli php-fpm
 
 rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 
@@ -44,19 +41,19 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/nginx/nginx.conf -s \
 	server_names_hash_bucket_size="128;"
 
 # Tell PHP not to expose its version number in the X-Powered-By header.
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
 	expose_php=Off
 
 # Set PHPs default charset to UTF-8, since we use it. See #367.
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
         default_charset="UTF-8"
 
 # Switch from the dynamic process manager to the ondemand manager see #1216
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
 	pm=ondemand
 
 # Bump up PHP's max_children to support more concurrent connections
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
 	pm.max_children=8
 
 # Other nginx settings will be configured by the management service
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ chown -R $STORAGE_USER $STORAGE_ROOT/www
 
 # Start services.
 restart_service nginx
-restart_service php7.0-fpm
+restart_service php7.2-fpm
 
 # Open ports.
 ufw_allow http
diff --git a/setup/webmail.sh b/setup/webmail.sh
index 9b2591e..58743a7 100755
--- a/setup/webmail.sh
+++ b/setup/webmail.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 echo "Installing Roundcube (webmail)..."
 apt_install \
 	dbconfig-common \
-	php7.0-cli php7.0-sqlite php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-intl php7.0-json php7.0-common php7.0-curl \
-	php7.0-gd php7.0-pspell tinymce libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-mousewheel libmagic1 php7.0-mbstring
+	php-cli php-sqlite3 php-intl php-json php-common php-curl \
+	php-gd php-pspell tinymce libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-mousewheel libmagic1 php-mbstring
 
 # Install Roundcube from source if it is not already present or if it is out of date.
 # Combine the Roundcube version number with the commit hash of plugins to track
@@ -193,5 +193,5 @@ chown www-data:www-data $STORAGE_ROOT/mail/roundcube/roundcube.sqlite
 chmod 664 $STORAGE_ROOT/mail/roundcube/roundcube.sqlite
 
 # Enable PHP modules.
-phpenmod -v php7.0 mcrypt imap
-restart_service php7.0-fpm
+phpenmod -v php mcrypt imap
+restart_service php7.2-fpm
diff --git a/setup/zpush.sh b/setup/zpush.sh
index 84ab455..32fc499 100755
--- a/setup/zpush.sh
+++ b/setup/zpush.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 
 echo "Installing Z-Push (Exchange/ActiveSync server)..."
 apt_install \
-	php7.0-soap php7.0-imap libawl-php php7.0-xsl
+	php-soap php-imap libawl-php php-xsl
 
-phpenmod -v php7.0 imap
+phpenmod -v php imap
 
 # Copy Z-Push into place.
 VERSION=2.4.4
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Restart service.
 
-restart_service php7.0-fpm
+restart_service php7.2-fpm
 
 # Fix states after upgrade
 
diff --git a/tools/owncloud-restore.sh b/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
index 1b006ca..c93a322 100755
--- a/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
+++ b/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ if [ ! -f $1/config.php ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Restoring backup from $1"
-service php5-fpm stop
-service php7.0-fpm stop
+service php7.2-fpm stop
 
 # remove the current ownCloud/Nextcloud installation
 rm -rf /usr/local/lib/owncloud/
@@ -46,6 +45,5 @@ chown www-data.www-data $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php
 
 sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
 
-service php5-fpm start
-service php7.0-fpm start
+service php7.2-fpm start
 echo "Done"