Plesk 8, php5, install mcrypt lib, shell command line

um think i need mycrpt support for php,  I need it to run this application:

http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/56764.html

our linux distribution is :: Linux 2.6.9-023stab044.4-enterprise

Many Thanks

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Easiest way is to yum it ( assuming you are using a distro that uses yum)

>yum install php-mcrypt.i386

you will also need the c library libmcrypt and the php-devel packages however the above command should take care of the dependancies for you.

p.s. Linux 2.6.9-023stab044.4-enterprise is your kernel not your distro. you distro is Fedora, SuSE, CENTOS or something like that

ok
well im a little confused, very new to linux so its a bit scary at the moment, could you explain what the above does, where i have to do it, and what steps are involved

many thanks

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yum is a rpm package management tool. It is the default management tool for Red Hat, Fedora, Cent and many others. Yum makes it very easy to install, update and remove applications.

Ubuntu and Debian use apt-get and the syntax is almost the same as yum.

use yum or apt-get in this way.
Search for a package

> yum search mcrypt

you will get a long list of packages matching "mcrypt". One should be

php-mcrypt.i386                          5.1.6-1.el4.centos     centosplus
Matched from:
php-mcrypt
Standard PHP module provides mcrypt library support
Standard PHP module provides mcrypt library support

install a package
> yum install php-mcrypt.i386  

and boom your done.
type
yum -h

for info on yum
 

hi
my linux command line says:

[root@fruit-studios /]# yum -h
-bash: yum: command not found

here are all the details i can find on my server

Hostname:  fruit-studios.com
Plesk version:  psa v8.2.0_build82070706.15 os_CentOS 4.2
Operating system:  Linux 2.6.9-023stab044.4-enterprise

You can download yum from here since it doesn't seem to be on your system.
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/2231561/com/yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch.rpm.html

pbone.net a great site to search for RPMs

you can also download the mcrypt libs from pbone, but once you have yum installed package management is a breeze

ps. your distro is Cent os 4.2 and I assume it is 32 bit.

you can find out by typing

uname -m
if you see
i386,  i586, or i686 you are 32 bit

if you see
86_64 you are 64 bit

ok great

this may sound sillly but how do i go about downloading and installing yum, as i say im completely new to linux and am very nevours about making a mess of my server.

Just to clarify i am logging on into my server via ssh, from a remote location, where do i download the yum file etc

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first make sure that you actually don't have yum installed already

locate yum | grep bin
 my system prints:
[andy@app02 ~]$ locate yum | grep bin
/usr/bin/yum
/usr/sbin/yum-updatesd

if it is installed just use the whole path like
> /usr/bin/yum install .....etc

if not

log in
su to root

type

wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/www.python.org/pyvault/centos-3-i386/yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch.rpm

that will download the rpm

to install type
 rpm -i yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch.rpm

if there are no dependency errors you can start using yum

yum search superawsomepackage

ps. O'Rielly makes a linux pocket guide that really kicks ass with helping out with the basics.

i get some dependency errors

[root@fruit-studios /]# rpm -i yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch.rpm
warning: yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4ad653e1
error: Failed dependencies:
        libxml2-python24 is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
        python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
        python24-elementtree is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
        python24-sqlite is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
        python24-urlgrabber is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
        python24-yum = 2.4.0 is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
        rpm-python24 is needed by yum-2.4.0-5.py24.noarch
[root@fruit-studios /]#

ANy ideas??

Just ordered the pocket guide, looks really good?

ok thanks
still slightly confused about the process of getting files and what comman you use to install them.

See
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Internet_Email/File_Sharing/SSH_Telnet/Q_22757635.html

This is where i am and where im stuck
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I'm not really sure these are the instructions you want to follow. It should be stated that you are running a CGI version of PHP5. Probably what you need to do is compile your own PHP5 CGI with mcrypt support.

Ok right

So how do i go about doing that??

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