Class zipArchive not found

hello there,

this week I had a custumer with the same problem and what I learned was that eventhough PHP.net says that PHP 5.2 comes with the ZIP library as bundle for some reason PHP on Cpanel servers don't get compiled with it.

This isn't new, the compile Apache has the Zip option but I never saw it working, and I've tested on 10 different servers.

What I suggest is that you compile de PECL availble here http://pecl.php.net/package/zip

well, good luck.

 

ok, to install the ZIP PECL library do this:

first create a phpinfo file to get necessary informations, like this:

PHP:

<?
phpinfo();
?>


save it as phpinfo.php any where in the server, but remember, you are going to need to see this file on a browser.

open the browser and open that phpinfo file that you've just created and search for these 2 values:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path

and

extension_dir

login into your server as root and type this:

Code:

cd /usr/src/
wget http://pecl.php.net/get/zip-1.8.0.tgz
tar -xzf zip-1.8.0.tgz
rm -f zip-1.8.0.tgz
cd ./zip-1.8.0
phpize
./configure
make
make install

when you type make install something like this will be written on the screen:

Code:

Installing shared extensions:     /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613/

write that down somewhere, copy and paste it on a notepad.

what you just did was compile the library, now you need to edit php.ini file to turn the extension on:

Code:

vi you_php_ini_path_here

type / to search and search for enable_dl and make sure this is set to on


type / to search and search for extension_dir and paste the thing I told you to paste on the notepad, so it looks something like this:

Code:

extension_dir   = "/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20050922/";

now right bellow that add this

Code:

extension=zip.so

now just restart apache and look at the phpinfo file.

any questions, just ask

 

i did everything that you said, and it seemed to work perfectly. I restarted apache and looked at my phpinfo file. Now how would i install the --enable-zip for php. I can't seem to find the php directory that has the configure command. I've done a find / -name 'configure' and there are a few for other programs, but nothing for php. Yet php is on the server and working, because my phpinfo page works.

The extension_dir is correct on the phpinfo file too.