Using PHP 7.3 on RockyLinux9?

Posted by noellarkin@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 18 comments

Not exactly a PHP code question, but... I've been trying to install PHP 7.3 on RL9, using EPEL and REMi release 7 - - however, I'm running into the "nothing provides..." issue. package php-pecl-mysql-1.0.0-0.20.20180226.647c933.el7.remi.7.3.x86_64 from remi-php73 requires php(api) = 20180731-64, but none of the providers can be installed package php-pecl-mysql-1.0.0-0.20.20180226.647c933.el7.remi.7.3.x86_64 from remi-php73 requires php(zend-abi) = 20180731-64, but none of the providers can be installed and nothing provides libssl.so.10()(64bit) needed by php-common-7.3.33-13.el7.remi.x86_64 from remi-php73 nothing provides libcrypto.so.10(libcrypto.so.10)(64bit) needed by php-common-7.3.33-13.el7.remi.x86_64 from remi-php73 Is there any way to do this?

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flaticircle@reddit

Have the devs do the very minimal work to move from 7.3 to 7.4 and then run it on RHEL8 which has [support for PHP 7.4 until 2029](https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/rhel-app-streams-life-cycle).

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ZealousidealMind9800@reddit

You are not bound to the PHP versions that are installed on EL by default. You can simply install PHP versions from Remi Collet's repositories alongside the system's default versions. These PHP versions even receive critical security updates!

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Amidatelion@reddit

Man, what is with the resurgence of php recently. This is almost nostalgic after years of npm nonsense. Almost.

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abotelho-cbn@reddit

Upgrade compatibility to a non EOL PHP version or use containers.

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ZealousidealMind9800@reddit

As it was already mentioned, you are installing the wrong binaries which are built for EL7 and not EL9! Remi Collet provides via his repo also PHP versions that can be installed alongside the system's PHP version If you've properly installed the repositories, you should be install PHP 7.3 via: \`\` dnf install php73-php php73-php-fpm php73-mysqlnd \`\` There is no need to use Docker, but if you wish so, you can certainly accomplish your goals also with Docker/Podman.

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aenae@reddit

You shouldn't use php7.3 anymore. It has been EOL since Nov 2022, almost 2 years ago. But if you really must, put the code in a docker container.

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crackerjam@reddit

I've had to deal with this for a legacy app that devs won't upgrade. Container is absolutely the answer.

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BloodyIron@reddit

That doesn't fully mitigate any security problems with EOL libraries like PHP, just perpetuates the problem in a different way. But as a "today solution" yes a container can "work".

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crackerjam@reddit

Yep, absolutely the best case scenario is that the developer fixes their app.

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BloodyIron@reddit

And the alternative is said users switch to another app that actually cares about their software.

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scottchiefbaker@reddit

Unless you REALLY need PHP 7.3 you should look at using something newer. PHP 7.3 has not had any security support in over three years. It's pretty dated at this point. Luckily migrating to a newer PHP 8.x should be relatively straight-forward.

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BloodyIron@reddit

You really should look at _why_ you need PHP 7.3 and put pressure on having that reason actually change to supporting a PHP version that wasn't EOL'd multiple years ago. What are you going to do if an unpatched vulnerability in PHP 7.3 becomes a breach in your environment?

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knobbysideup@reddit

7.3 won't work on EL 9. You can install it on EL 8, I think. I'm just pushing developers to get sites migrated and leaving that old stuff on CentOS 7 for now. It's a waste of time for me to re-tool everything just for some one-offs and if they can accept the risk of PHP 7.3 issues, they can accept the risks of C7 issues as well. These sites get segregated from properly supported stuff.

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ryebread157@reddit

Faced a similar issue, ended up using docker with image from [https://hub.docker.com/\_/php](https://hub.docker.com/_/php)

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minimishka@reddit

build from source code.

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deeseearr@reddit

> php-pecl-mysql-1.0.0-0.20.20180226.647c933.el7.remi.7.3.x86_64 > php-common-7.3.33-13.el7.remi.x86_64 The "EL7" tags in these package names showswhere you first went wrong. You're trying to install a package designed and built for RHEL-something 7, not 9. The "20180226" tag is there to remind you that this package is over six years old, making it four years older than EL9 and three years older than Rocky Linux. That's why none of your dependencies are working. Looks like you're using the Remi repository for EL7. If you must install third party packages try getting them from the EL9 repo instead. That should work a little better. This may involve moving to a newer version of PHP as well, depending on what's available.

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yrro@reddit

You are installing packages built for el7 on el9. That's never going to work.

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robvas@reddit

Use a container?