package libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-64.85-generic 4.4.44
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-64-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptOrdering:
 libapache2-mod-php7.0: Install
 php7.0: Install
 libapache2-mod-php7.0: Configure
 php7.0: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 27 13:01:20 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-05 (83 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: php7.0
Title: package libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.apache2.mods-available.php7.0.conf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.apache2.mods-available.php7.0.load: [deleted]

[Nish Aravamudan (nacc)]

Hello and thank you for filing this bug report.

It would appear from the logs that you have deleted (locally) the following files:

modified.conffile..etc.apache2.mods-available.php7.0.conf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.apache2.mods-available.php7.0.load: [deleted]

Is that correct?

Deleting key configuration files of installed packages will often lead to issues on updates (it makes more sense to just purge the package). As I understand it, if you did delete those files, then you cannot be using libapache2-mod-php.

If this is incorrect and something else is going on, please move the bug to New and try to explain how to reproduce the issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for php7.0 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]