apt-get doesn't find phpldapadmin in Debian 9 (Stretch)

Question

I am trying to install the phpldapadmin package in order to test the LDAP server that I have installed, but when I try to run apt-get install phpldapadmin it says that the phpldapadmin package is not found. Do I need to add any extra repository?

Solution

phpldapadmin was removed from Debian Stretch in May because it was blocking the PHP 7 transition; that was fixed in August, but before it had time to migrate to Stretch, another serious bug was discovered. As a result, it is being kept out of Stretch.

It is nevertheless possible to install phpldapadmin. I tried installing it locally and I didn't encounter the bug indicated above; it appears to work with its dependencies from Stretch. The safest solution is to download it manually, and install it with dpkg -i, followed by apt-get -f install to install the missing dependencies (or install it using gdebi which will take care of all that for you).

Alternatively, you could add Debian Sid to your repositories, with a low pin-priority; but I'll let you investigate that yourself if you feel it's appropriate. (Start with the Debian Testing wiki page, and the best practices for testing/sid users.)

Comments

[Philippe Gachoud]

ran on Debian 9 without problem, just had to setup the /etc/phpldapadmin/config.php to fit my login and dc,dc