Using pecl to install the Mongodb driver on OS X El Capitan (v10.11.1)

Question

I am trying to install the php mongo driver for OS X. I've tried following these instructions to no avail.

$ which pecl -> /usr/local/Cellar/php56/5.6.13_2/bin/pecl

$ sudo pecl install mongo -> full build results here but the problem the is the error:

In file included from /private/tmp/pear/install/mongo/io_stream.c:34:
/private/tmp/pear/install/mongo/contrib/php-ssl.h:33:10: fatal error: 'openssl/evp.h' file not found
#include <openssl/evp.h>

My Xcode command-line tools are up to date (I used $ xcode-select --install to be sure).

I'm sure how to fix this problem.

Why down-vote my question? I've researched the issue and can't find a solution for El Capitan. — RobertJoseph, Nov 02 '15 at 17:38

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 10 '16 at 00:03

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I managed to get around this by installing OpenSSL using Homebrew (as suggested here):

$ brew install openssl
$ brew link openssl --force

Then

$ sudo pecl install mongodb

edited Nov 10 '16 at 00:03

Ezekiel Victor

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answered Nov 10 '15 at 12:47

John J. Camilleri

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Notably `mongo` is the deprecated package name; people should be using `mongodb`. The forced brew linking works also with the newer package `mongodb`. Thanks! – Ezekiel Victor May 09 '16 at 08:33
@EzekielVictor Saved my day! – Sibidharan Nov 09 '16 at 11:36
Sure thing... I submitted an edit now to update his answer. Probably should have done that to begin with. – Ezekiel Victor Nov 10 '16 at 00:03
This won't work anymore and should be unsafe. Warning: Refusing to link: openssl Linking keg-only openssl means you may end up linking against the insecure, deprecated system OpenSSL while using the headers from Homebrew's openssl. Instead, pass the full include/library paths to your compiler e.g.: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib – Chris Nov 17 '16 at 11:36
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@EzekielVictor I updated to mac os Sierra and when I try execute brew install open ssl it says "Warning: openssl-1.0.2j already installed", and again when I execute brew link openssl --force it says "Warning: Refusing to link: openssl Linking keg-only openssl means you may end up linking against the insecure, deprecated system OpenSSL while using the headers from Homebrew's openssl. Instead, pass the full include/library paths to your compiler e.g.: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib" Any idea how to get it work? – Ronak Shah Dec 03 '16 at 10:45

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '17 at 17:24

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Do this

$ cd /usr/local/include 
$ ln -s ../opt/openssl/include/openssl

answered Jul 09 '17 at 17:24

Uncoke

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I already had openssl and pkg-config and still was getting the error. This solution worked for me. – Tedy Kanjirathinkal Aug 17 '17 at 17:25
This worked for me as well, after exhausting all the other solutions available online. – carterh062 Jan 22 '18 at 17:14

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 02 '15 at 20:54

I recommend using http://phpbrew.github.io/phpbrew/ for this type of thing. It let's you easily install any extensions to any php version you require.

When installing a new version of php, I usually keep an eye on the log while it compiles. There might be dependencies that need installing first. Also, make sure you have an updated version of homebrew installed.

score -1 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 11 '16 at 09:21

You need to disable the Mac OSX El Capitán rootless mechanism:

Boot with Cmd-R
Open Terminal
Type csrutil disable
Reboot

On the Mac, You need to install Xcode, and build the symlink for the openssl comes with Xcode, i.e.

cd /usr/include;
sudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift-migrator/sdk/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/openssl

Using pecl to install the Mongodb driver on OS X El Capitan (v10.11.1)

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