How to install and run phpize

Question

I have been meaning to install ffmpeg as an extension to my PHP setup. So before I can install it, I need to phpize it. I installed php5-dev by sudo apt-get install php5-dev. But now when I run phpize I get the following error :

phpize
Cannot find config.m4. 
Make sure that you run '/usr/bin/phpize' in the top level source directory of the module

The location of my php.ini is /usr/local/zend/etc/php.ini

From another online resource I tried this

sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool m4

But all of them are already installed.

Locate config.m4 didn't return anything.

Any pointers here how I can get phpize and thus, ffmpeg up and running?

Solution 1

For recent versions of Debian/Ubuntu (Debian 9+ or Ubuntu 16.04+) install the php-dev dependency package, which will automatically install the correct version of php{x}-dev for your distribution:

sudo apt install php-dev

Older versions of Debian/Ubuntu:

For PHP 5, it's in the php5-dev package.

sudo apt-get install php5-dev

For PHP 7.x (from rahilwazir comment):

sudo apt-get install php7.x-dev

RHEL/CentOS/yum

yum install php-devel # see comments

Solution 2

For PHP7 Users

7.1

sudo apt install php7.1-dev

7.2

sudo apt install php7.2-dev

7.3

sudo apt install php7.3-dev

7.4

sudo apt install php7.4-dev

If not sure about your PHP version, simply run command php -v

Solution 3

Ohk.. I got it running by typing /usr/bin/phpize instead of only phpize.

Solution 4

Under Redhat Enterprise / CentOS, use yum to install the php-devel module:

yum install php-devel

For PHP 7, you need:

yum install php70-php-devel

Solution 5

Hmm... actually i dont know how this solved it? But the following steps solved it for me:

find / -name 'config.m4'

Now look if the config.m4 is anywhere in a folder of that stuff you want to phpize. Go to that folder and run phpize directly in there.

View more solutions

Comments

[Berry Langerak]

In which case /usr/bin is not in your PATH, but I'm guessing it should be. Do PATH=$PATH\:/usr/bin; export PATH, and phpize will work in the future.

[Anand Phadke]

I am new to ubuntu... when i type this command it asks me are u root ..how to get permission to root ?

[Nanne]

prepend 'sudo' to the command, to get sudo apt-get install php5-dev

[cheepychappy]

if using yum instead of apt-get, the appropriate package is called php-devel

[andrej]

yum install php-devel on rhel/centos

[Chintan Gor]

I got this error message "ffmpeg shared libraries not found. Make sure ffmpeg is compiled as shared libraries using the --enable-shared option" I am using this command "phpize" it is working but whene I am running this "./configure && make" this error comes

[mac]

After installing php5-dev, Also check the directory in which you are running this command. It should contain .m4 file

[d.raev]

You may have to run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade to update your repositories

[Daniel W.]

How can this be the solution? In the question he said, he already installed php5-dev.

[Rahil Wazir]

For PHP7, you can use php7.0-dev

[YakovL]

please wrap your code bits with backticks so that it is displayed as code

[Kevin Remisoski]

you don't really need to type apt-get anymore. apt install is the same. apt-cache no longer needs to be typed anymore either just apt search

[The Onin]

For PHP7.1, use php7.1-dev

[jim smith]

For PHP 5.6 use php5.6-dev

[Solomon Closson]

php7.0-dev is not found in the package list for me. Weird, I see php5-dev in the list, but no php7.0 packages at all.

[M_R_K]

@SolomonClosson It depends on the OS version you use.

[Phantom Watson]

This results in No package php-devel available for me.

[MacroMan]

Actually, using just php-dev will install the version currently released and maintained for your distro. So on Ubuntu 12 it will install php5-dev.

[Stefan]

For PHP7, I needed to use php70-php-devel

[Metagrapher]

sudo apt-get install php7*-dev will grab the version installed with your system. Make sure to update the major version (when that changes eventually)

[Josh Whitlow]

On my installation which uses cpanel, I had the php-devel package installed, but needed to use the full path name to execute phpize: /opt/cpanel/ea-php71/root/usr/bin/phpize, Reference: cpanel forums

[MacroMan]

If you install package php-dev instead, PHP will always upgrade to the latest stable release. If you install php7.0-dev and PHP 7.1 is released, you generally won't be upgraded to it.

[josef]

yum install php72-php-devel for PHP 7.2

[josef]

and use this ln -s /opt/remi/php72/root/bin/phpize /usr/bin/phpize

[eselskas]

For PHP[Y] use php[y]-dev

[7ochem]

Could you update your answer and add the solution for PHP 8? Now that PHP8 alpha 1 is here...

[Saeesh Tendulkar]

For PHP7.2, use php7.2-dev

[be3]

No match for argument: php74-php-devel

[Andy Bajka]

This worked for me: /opt/cpanel/ea-php80/root/usr/bin/phpize

[lycanthrope10100]

Or you could do this scl enable php70 bash

[Gwyneth Llewelyn]

Two things on this old answer... 1) You should also include the instructions on how to install brew in the first place (get Command Line utilities, go to brew.sh and get it, beware of destroying your Apple-installed PHP, etc.); also note that Linux users can use brew, too! 2) pecl will obviously only install PECL packages, the OP was interested in ffmpeg-php, which is not available via PECL at all...