How to install ffmpeg for PHP

Question

I've successfully installed ffmpeg using ssh, as root, on my dedicated server (CentOS 7).
ffmpeg works fine - but now I need to use it without root access.

When i try to use ffmpeg without root access, I get the following error :

ffmpeg: error while loading shared libraries: libx264.so.148: 
        cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

The final goal is to be able to use ffmpeg inside my PHP scripts which do not root access.

Solution 1

The easiest solution is to download an already compiled ffmpeg binary/executable and point your script to it. On the FFmpeg Download page refer to the Get the packages section for links to recent static builds for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

You can use shell_exec() as shown in FFmpeg Wiki: PHP and provide the full path to the downloaded binary.

Solution 2

Maybe too late, But here is a updated solution:

Install the lib in your Operating System https://www.vultr.com/docs/how-to-install-ffmpeg-on-debian-8-or-9

Install for PHP 7.x via composer https://github.com/PHP-FFMpeg/PHP-FFMpeg