[SOLVED] How to install PHP Extension php-ssh2 on Azure App Service (PHP 8.2 / Linux)?

Issue

Does anyone know how to install the PHP extension "php-ssh2" on an Azure App Service with PHP version 8.2 and Linux OS?

I tried installing the extension from a different repository, but unfortunately this does not work ([Not candidate version]).

Thank you in advance,

Solution

Check the below steps to install the SSH2 extension in Azure Linux App Service.

Open the KUDU Console:

https://YourApp.scm.azurewebsites.net/webssh/host

My PHP Version:

• Run the below command to install the SSH2 version.

apt-get update
apt-get install -y libssh2-1-dev

• Run pear config-show command to see the paths of the directories.

• Run pecl install https://pecl.php.net/get/ssh2-1.4.tgz command to install the ssh2 zip file.

• You can see the downloaded ssh2 file in /tmp/pear/download directory

• Next run the below commands

cd  /tmp/pear/download/
tar -xzf ssh2-1.4.tgz
cd ssh2-1.4
phpize
./configure
make
make install

• Now you can see modules folder is created in /tmp/pear/download/ssh2-1.4 directory.

• modules folder contains the ssh2.so file.

• Now we need to move this file from download to extension folder /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20220829 folder

mv /tmp/pear/download/ssh2-1.4/modules/ssh2.so /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20220829

• Run the php -m to check the extensions.

Answered By - Harshitha

Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)