RedHat 6 - php-devel package?
I am trying to migrate some servers from 5.5 to 6.0 x86_64, and have been running into the usual package name change issues, but one issue that I can't resolve is php-devel. Seems to be missing when I try to do a yum search/yum install. I need to get "phpize" and a few other things which have traditionally been in the php-devel package. Anyone know what happened to the package, or which other one now has the development libs/tools? I'd prefer a sanctioned Red Hat package rather than just pulling something off the web. Thanks much.
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Hi Inge,
With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all non-essential packages (such as -devel packages) were placed into a separate "Optional" channel corresponding to your base channel. For instance, if you have a system registered to RHEL Server [v. 6], then you would want to subscribe your system to the RHEL Server Optional [v. 6] channel to get devel packages.
Many *-devel packages are not available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-48663
Once your system is registered to the Optional channel, you should be able to install php-devel via yum. Let us know if that doesn't correct your issue.
Thanks,
John Ruemker, RHCA
Red Hat Technical Account Manager
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