install rar in linux

i've tried:

1. edit php.ini
    extension=rar.so

2. run this command

gunzip rar-xxx.tgz
tar -xvf rar-xxx.tar
cd rar-xxx
phpize
./configure && make && make install

but i got error in phpize. command not found

did you actually install the php rar extension?

type in console php -i | grep rar and post the return here

if you do not have the extension installed I think you need to install it as a part of the PECL Repository.

So you need to install the pecl php package, which you will probably need to hunt down from the pecl website? I am on a RPM based system and I have the pecl package in repository. An google search suggests you need to get the dh-make-php package then run that and install php.

Anyway once you have got PECL working you can just run the commaond pecl -install rar in the console

And it seems your method does work.. I just had a look on mine..

You mentioned that you get phpize command not found, if so then install the php-devel package and try again :)

i type from /opt/lampp/bin# php -i | grep rar
then it returned command not found.

same thing with pecl -install rar

i will try install php-devel package later after i download it, thanks for your guidance so far, i will show the result as soon as possible.

your php is installed.. isnt it? sounds like you are missing the CLI of php, shouldnt affect the installation of php-devel though, so try that

yes i can assure my php is installed, my PHP script is running well except this rar_open part.

dear again all, i have my phpize installed. then i try these steps from linux command prompt:

1. gunzip rar-xxx.tgz
2. tar -xvf rar-xxx.tar
3. cd rar-xxx
4. /opt/lampp/bin/phpize
5. ./configure && make && make install

in step 4: it return error:

grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/main/php.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_modules.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_extensions.h: No such file or directory
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:
Zend Module Api No:
Zend Extension Api No:
Cannot find autoconf. Please check your autoconf installation and the $PHP_AUTOCONF
environment variable is set correctly and then rerun this script.

if i try this command:

/opt/lampp/bin/php -i|grep rar

then it returns:

include_path => .:/opt/lampp/htdocs/library => .:/opt/lampp/htdocs/library
iconv library version => 2.3.6
Ming SWF output library => enabled
Library version => FreeTDS
Client API library version => 5.0.51a
ncurses library version => 5.3
PCRE Library Version => 7.3 2007-08-28
PDO Driver for MySQL, client library version => 5.0.51a
SQLite Library => 3.3.17
SQLite Library => 2.8.17
Regex Library => Bundled library enabled
Dynamic Library Support => enabled
PWD => /opt/lampp/htdocs/editorial/test/rar-1.0.0
_SERVER["PWD"] => /opt/lampp/htdocs/editorial/test/rar-1.0.0
_ENV["PWD"] => /opt/lampp/htdocs/editorial/test/rar-1.0.0

any advice what i should do?

did you install the php devel packages? you are missing the php headers, also see if you have zend devel

can you provide link to download php devel package that suit for my php/OS? i'm using debian, PHP/5.2.5. Sorry because i'm a little bit confuse searching the package. thanks a lot.

install the php-devel package from apt using apt-get, you do not download packages from somewhere else usually

thanks,

i run this command: apt-get install rar

it returns:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Suggested packages:
  unrar
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  rar
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 63 not upgraded.
Need to get 506kB of archives.
After unpacking 1036kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/non-free rar 1:3.7b1-2 [506kB]
Fetched 506kB in 14m44s (572B/s)
Selecting previously deselected package rar.
(Reading database ... 21698 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking rar (from .../rar_1%3a3.7b1-2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up rar (3.7b1-2) ...

then i restart apache, try to run my script, it still return error message:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function rar_open()

then i run command: /opt/lampp/bin/phpize

it returns:

grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/main/php.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_modules.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_extensions.h: No such file or directory
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:
Zend Module Api No:
Zend Extension Api No:
Cannot find autoconf. Please check your autoconf installation and the $PHP_AUTOCONF
environment variable is set correctly and then rerun this script.

what should i do now? thanks a lot.

you need to apt-get php-devel and then follow the installation for rar extension.

what is the command? i try apt-get install php-devel and it returns couldn't find package php-devel. what should i do next?

apt-get install php-dev

or one of the following:

apt-get install php5-dev
apt-get install php4-dev (!!ONLY if you are using php4!!)

hi, i have run

apt-get install php5-dev

the result as display at code snippet.
what should i do next? i still cannot use rar function

maen:~# apt-get install php5-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev binutils cpp cpp-4.1 gcc gcc-4.1 libc6
  libc6-dev libc6-i686 libssl-dev libssl0.9.8 libssp0 libtool
  linux-kernel-headers php5-common shtool zlib1g-dev
Suggested packages:
  autoconf2.13 autobook autoconf-archive gnu-standards autoconf-doc
  binutils-doc cpp-doc gcc-4.1-locales make manpages-dev automake1.9 flex
  bison gdb gcc-doc gcc-4.1-doc libc6-dev-amd64 lib64gcc1 lib64ssp0 glibc-doc
  libtool-doc g77 fortran77-compiler gcj automake
Recommended packages:
  automaken libmudflap0-dev libltdl3-dev
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev binutils cpp cpp-4.1 gcc gcc-4.1
  libc6-dev libssl-dev libssp0 libtool linux-kernel-headers php5-common
  php5-dev shtool zlib1g-dev
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libc6 libc6-i686 libssl0.9.8
3 upgraded, 17 newly installed, 0 to remove and 60 not upgraded.
Need to get 18.3MB/22.9MB of archives.
After unpacking 50.1MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 [4703kB]
Err http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5
  Error reading from server - read (104 Connection reset by peer)
Get:2 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 [1119kB]
Get:3 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/updates/main libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-4etch3 [2717kB]
Get:4 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main autoconf 2.61-4 [448kB]
Get:5 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main automake1.4 1:1.4-p6-12 [272kB]
Get:6 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main cpp-4.1 4.1.1-21 [2331kB]
Get:7 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main gcc-4.1 4.1.1-21 [461kB]
Get:8 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main libc6-dev 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 [2717kB]
Get:9 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.3-13 [406kB]
Get:10 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/updates/main libssl-dev 0.9.8c-4etch3 [2087kB]
Err http://kambing.ui.edu etch/updates/main libssl-dev 0.9.8c-4etch3
  Connection timed out
Get:11 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main libtool 1.5.22-4 [328kB]
Get:12 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/updates/main php5-common 5.2.0-8+etch11 [216kB]
Get:13 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/main shtool 2.0.1-2 [152kB]
Get:14 http://kambing.ui.edu etch/updates/main php5-dev 5.2.0-8+etch11 [349kB]
Fetched 8335kB in 4h11m21s (553B/s)
Failed to fetch http://kambing.ui.edu/debian/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.3.6.ds1-13etch5_i386.deb  Error reading from server - read (104 Connection reset by peer)
Failed to fetch http://kambing.ui.edu/debian-security/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_i386.deb  Connection timed out
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
                                              

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it was installing fine, but it could not find a package (timed out).

you can either try installing it again, or change the apt source and then install again. or try the commands as suggested:
maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

thanks, i think now i have installed php-devel properly.

i try this:

apt-get install rar
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
rar is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 61 not upgraded.

so i assume rar is already installed.

i restart my apache, but still cannot use rar function. any clue?

no, you need to install php-dev and then you need to use the manual install method to install pecl rar package.. apt-get rar only installs the unrar thing for your computer, not the rar function for php

i try this and got error message, any help (again) ? thx a lot...

maen:/# /opt/lampp/bin/pecl -v install rar
downloading rar-1.0.0.tgz ...
Starting to download rar-1.0.0.tgz (134,904 bytes)
.............................done: 134,904 bytes
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/001.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/002.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/003.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/004.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/latest_winrar.rar
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/linux_rar.rar
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/unrar/LICENSE.txt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/unrar/README.txt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/CREDITS
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/example.php
121 source files, building
building in /tmp/pear/cache/rar-1.0.0
running: phpize
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/main/php.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_modules.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_extensions.h: No such file or directory
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:
Zend Module Api No:
Zend Extension Api No:
rolling back 30 file operations
ERROR: `phpize' failed
                                              

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Ok.. you need to do:

apt-get install php-dev

then do
/opt/lampp/bin/pecl -v install rar

i think i already have php-dev installed.

this is what i got from command apt-get install php5-dev:

maen:~# apt-get install php-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package php-dev
maen:~# apt-get install php5-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
php5-dev is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 61 not upgraded.

and this is what i got from type command:

/opt/lampp/bin/pecl -v install rar (something wrong in result as you can see below)

maen:~# /opt/lampp/bin/pecl -v install rar
downloading rar-1.0.0.tgz ...
Starting to download rar-1.0.0.tgz (134,904 bytes)
.....done: 134,904 bytes
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/001.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/002.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/003.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/004.phpt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/latest_winrar.rar
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/test/rar/tests/linux_rar.rar
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/unrar/LICENSE.txt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/unrar/README.txt
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/CREDITS
md5sum ok: /opt/lampp/lib/php/doc/rar/example.php
121 source files, building
building in /tmp/pear/cache/rar-1.0.0
running: phpize
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/main/php.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_modules.h: No such file or directory
grep: /opt/lampp/include/php/Zend/zend_extensions.h: No such file or directory
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:
Zend Module Api No:
Zend Extension Api No:
rolling back 30 file operations
ERROR: `phpize' failed
maen:~#
maen:~#

it should work now that you have php5 installed, do you know where the phpize binary file is? (as in can you actually locate it?). If so then follow the manual pecl rar installation steps on the pecl website

this is the result when i type locate phpize

maen:/opt/lampp/htdocs/editorial/test/rar-1.0.0# locate phpize
/opt/lampp/bin/phpize
/opt/lampp/bin/phpize-4.4.8
/opt/lampp/bin/phpize-5.2.5
/opt/lampp/lib/php/build/phpize.m4
maen:/opt/lampp/htdocs/editorial/test/rar-1.0.0#

i read that manual rar installation just like this:

Example 1. Rar installation

gunzip rar-xxx.tgz
tar -xvf rar-xxx.tar
cd rar-xxx
phpize
./configure && make && make install

i've got problem when running this line:

./configure && make && make install
it returns:

checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes
checking if compiler supports -R... no
checking if compiler supports -Wl,-rpath,... yes
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for PHP prefix... /usr
checking for PHP includes... -I/usr/include/php5 -I/usr/include/php5/main -I/usr/include/php5/TSRM -I/usr/include/php5/Zend -I/usr/include/php5/ext -I/usr/include/php5/ext/date/lib -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
checking for PHP extension directory... /usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs
checking for PHP installed headers prefix... /usr/include/php5
checking for re2c... no
configure: WARNING: You will need re2c 0.9.11 or later if you want to regenerate PHP parsers.
checking for gawk... no
checking for nawk... nawk
checking if nawk is broken... no
checking whether to enable rar support... yes, shared
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl.exe... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... no
checking whether g++ accepts -g... no
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.

FYI when i type rar or unrar, the command is ready. but i still get my page error

Fatal error: Call to undefined function rar_open()

when running rar_open function.