php bc-math

[johnsmith9874]

Hi,
I suspect that this might be a PHP issue, but can't see anything about it on other forums.

I can install Zabbix 2.0.6 on CentOS and Ubuntu no problem. I then try to install it on a RHEL 6.3 box, and when it comes time to start the frontend-based installation, I get red errors for php-bcmath and php-mbstring.

Trying to install them gives me ..

# yum -y install php-bcmath
Loaded plugins: product-id, subscription-manager
Updating certificate-based repositories.
Unable to read consumer identity
Setting up Install Process
No package php-bcmath available.
Error: Nothing to do

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

[tchjts1]

I installed my php-bcmath and php-mbstring through RPM packages because I think I had the same issue as you.

Here are the packages I used...

php-bcmath-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

And the syntax to install after you download them to your RHEL box is this:

sudo rpm -i php-bcmath-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -i php-mbstring-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

[tchjts1]

I actually also installed most other php modules through RPM's as well. Besides the 2 listed above, I installed these too:

php-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
php-common-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
php-xml-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
php-cli-5.3.3-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

[ZBX_beginner]

Hi

I have seen the same issues with redhat, if you would like the later versions of php-bcmath and php-mbstring. They can be found on the different redhat repo, that is not enabled by default.
e.g.

yum install php-bcmath php-mbstring --enablerepo=rhel-6-server-optional-rpms

Hope that helps.

[johnsmith9874]

Hi

I have seen the same issues with redhat, if you would like the later versions of php-bcmath and php-mbstring. They can be found on the different redhat repo, that is not enabled by default.
e.g.

yum install php-bcmath php-mbstring --enablerepo=rhel-6-server-optional-rpms

Hope that helps.

Thanks for that. Unable to get the repository, though ..

root@hostname ~# yum install php-bcmath php-mbstring --enablerepo=rhel-6-server-optional-rpms
Loaded plugins: product-id, subscription-manager
Updating certificate-based repositories.
Unable to read consumer identity


Error getting repository data for rhel-6-server-optional-rpms, repository not found

[f.koch]

Hi,

you need to login in your rhn network account and enable the optional channel, then you can install the rpms, this all works only if you had a rhn subscription and your system is registred within the rhn

regards f.koch

[johnsmith9874]

Hi,

you need to login in your rhn network account and enable the optional channel, then you can install the rpms, this all works only if you had a rhn subscription and your system is registred within the rhn

regards f.koch

OK, that's going to be somewhat problematic. Is it possible to get these two RPMs from somewhere else?

[f.koch]

Hm if you have no rhn subscription why not use centos?

[johnsmith9874]

Hm if you have no rhn subscription why not use centos?

Good point. OK, I have just registered with RHN. Now to find my way around... this is going to be complicated. I'm on leave as from tomorrow, and they need Zabbix installed before I go ..

[f.koch]

the rpms from centos should work on rhel without problems

[johnsmith9874]

Good point. OK, I have just registered with RHN. Now to find my way around... this is going to be complicated. I'm on leave as from tomorrow, and they need Zabbix installed before I go ..

rhn-channel -add -channel=rhel-6-server-optional
Usage: rhn-channel [options]

rhn-channel: error: no such option: -d

???

[johnsmith9874]

the rpms from centos should work on rhel without problems

I can't help but ask why RH has to make it so complicated.

I come from a Solaris background, and installing stuff was usually a matter of getting the tarball, and then ./configure, followed by make && make install.

Weren't RPMs and the like supposed to make it less complicated, and not more?

[f.koch]

have you registred the system with rhn_register?, you only need to add the channel in the rhn, if the system is registred.

[johnsmith9874]

have you registred the system with rhn_register?, you only need to add the channel in the rhn, if the system is registred.

Sorry, dude, the above might as well be Chinese....

[f.koch]

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Installation_Guide/s1-steps-rhnreg-x86.html

or grab the centos rpms and be happy