How to install http_pecl on PHP 5.x? - php

Question

I am trying to install pecl_http on Ubuntu 14.04, however it reports to require PHP 7.
$ sudo pecl install pecl_http
pecl/pecl_http requires PHP (version >= 7.0.0), installed version is 5.5.9-1ubuntu4.14
pecl/raphf requires PHP (version >= 7.0.0), installed version is 5.5.9-1ubuntu4.14
pecl/propro requires PHP (version >= 7.0.0), installed version is 5.5.9-1ubuntu4.14
No valid packages found
install failed
$
Similarly on Debian:
pecl/pecl_http requires PHP (version >= 7.0.0), installed version is 5.6.17-0+deb8u1
pecl/raphf requires PHP (version >= 7.0.0), installed version is 5.6.17-0+deb8u1
pecl/propro requires PHP (version >= 7.0.0), installed version is 5.6.17-0+deb8u1
I can't find changelog any information that pecl_http is not backward compatible with PHP 5.x.
I tried with PHP 7.0 and it installed successfully, but is there anything I can do to install it with PHP 5.x?

Answer 1

You'll need to find out what version of pecl_http doesn't require the current version of PHP, and then specifically install that one. According to the documentation:
"Package[-version/state][.tar]" : queries your default channel's server
(pear.php.net) and downloads the newest package with
the preferred quality/state (stable).
To retrieve Package version 1.1, use "Package-1.1," to retrieve
Package state beta, use "Package-beta." To retrieve an uncompressed
file, append .tar (make sure there is no file by the same name first)
And according to the changelog, pecl_http 3.0 is the first PHP 7 compatible version, so maybe try the previous.
Final answer: you'd be looking for sudo pecl install pecl_http-2.5.5

Answer 2

This question has an accepted answer, but I will add my 2 cents to the subject:
Based on your PHP version:
for PHP 7 use 'pecl install oci8'
for PHP 5.2 to 5.6 use 'pecl install oci8-2.0.12'
for PHP 4.3.9 to 5.1 use 'pecl install oci8-1.4.10'
OCI8 2.0.12 is the final release for PHP 5.6.x
OCI8 2.1.x is only valid for PHP 7
Installing OCI8 for PHP 5.6.31:
[root#server bin]# ./pecl install oci8-2.0.12
WARNING: channel "pecl.php.net" has updated its protocols, use "pecl channel-update pecl.php.net" to update
downloading oci8-2.0.12.tar ...
Starting to download oci8-2.0.12.tar (1,615,360 bytes)
....
11 source files, building
running: phpize
Configuring for:
...
Expected output for PHP 5.6.31 and OCI8 2.0.12
This is the easiest way to install OCI8 support.