diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index e855efbc..23836270 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ if is_command apt-get ; then
     PIHOLE_DEPS=(cron curl iputils-ping lsof netcat psmisc sudo unzip wget idn2 sqlite3 libcap2-bin dns-root-data libcap2)
     # The Web dashboard has some that also need to be installed
     # It's useful to separate the two since our repos are also setup as "Core" code and "Web" code
-    PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS=(lighttpd "${phpVer}-common" "${phpVer}-cgi" "${phpVer}-${phpSqlite}" "${phpVer}-xml" "${phpVer}-intl")
+    PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS=(lighttpd "${phpVer}-common" "${phpVer}-cgi" "${phpVer}-${phpSqlite}" "${phpVer}-xml" "${phpVer}-json" "${phpVer}-intl")
     # The Web server user,
     LIGHTTPD_USER="www-data"
     # group,
@@ -1244,13 +1244,18 @@ setAdminFlag() {
             printf "  %b Web Interface Off\\n" "${INFO}"
             # or false
             INSTALL_WEB_INTERFACE=false
+            # Deselect the web server as well, since it is obsolete then
+            INSTALL_WEB_SERVER=false
             ;;
     esac
 
-    # Request user to install web server, if --disable-install-webserver has not been used (INSTALL_WEB_SERVER=true is default).
+    # Request user to install web server, if it has not been deselected before (INSTALL_WEB_SERVER=true is default).
     if [[ "${INSTALL_WEB_SERVER}" == true ]]; then
-        WebToggleCommand=(whiptail --separate-output --radiolist "Do you wish to install the web server (lighttpd)?\\n\\nNB: If you disable this, and, do not have an existing webserver installed, the web interface will not function." "${r}" "${c}" 6)
-        # with the default being enabled
+        # Get list of required PHP modules, excluding base package (common) and handler (cgi)
+        local i php_modules
+        for i in "${PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS[@]}"; do [[ $i == 'php'* && $i != *'-common' && $i != *'-cgi' ]] && php_modules+=" ${i#*-}"; done
+        WebToggleCommand=(whiptail --separate-output --radiolist "Do you wish to install the web server (lighttpd) and required PHP modules?\\n\\nNB: If you disable this, and, do not have an existing web server and required PHP modules (${php_modules# }) installed, the web interface will not function. Additionally the web server user needs to be member of the \"pihole\" group for full functionality." "${r}" "${c}" 6)
+        # Enable as default and recommended option
         WebChooseOptions=("On (Recommended)" "" on
             Off "" off)
         WebChoices=$("${WebToggleCommand[@]}" "${WebChooseOptions[@]}" 2>&1 >/dev/tty) || (printf "  %bCancel was selected, exiting installer%b\\n" "${COL_LIGHT_RED}" "${COL_NC}" && exit 1)
@@ -1995,9 +2000,9 @@ installPihole() {
             # Set the owner and permissions
             chown ${LIGHTTPD_USER}:${LIGHTTPD_GROUP} ${webroot}
             chmod 0775 ${webroot}
-            # Repair permissions if /var/www/html is not world readable
+            # Repair permissions if webroot is not world readable
             chmod a+rx /var/www
-            chmod a+rx /var/www/html
+            chmod a+rx ${webroot}
             # Give lighttpd access to the pihole group so the web interface can
             # manage the gravity.db database
             usermod -a -G pihole ${LIGHTTPD_USER}