Install ssh2 extension having homebrew and php 7.3

Question

I am facing the following error while trying to install ssh2 extension with pecl:

17 warnings and 3 errors generated.
make: *** [ssh2_fopen_wrappers.lo] Error 1
ERROR: `make' failed

Here is what I've done:

brew install php
brew install libssh2
pecl install ssh2-1.1.2

That installed php 7.3.3, libssh2 1.8.0 and failed to install ssh2-1.1.2.
Does anyone have a solution for the problem? Thank you!

Related links:
https://github.com/docker-library/php/issues/767
Install PECL SSH2 extension for PHP

Peter Knut · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-25T21:11:24.977

My original answer: SSH2 for PHP7 MacOS?

I finally found a solution on MacOS Mohave. I have PHP 7.3 installed by Homebrew:

brew install php
brew install libssh2

Install development version of ssh2 pecl extension from the latest sources:

cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/php/pecl-networking-ssh2.git
cd pecl-networking-ssh2
phpize
./configure
make
make install

Enable extension in php.ini. You can use TextEdit:

open -e /usr/local/etc/php/7.3/php.ini

Add extension="ssh2.so" to the beginning of the file and save.

Test the result:

php -i | grep 'libssh2 version'

You should see

libssh2 version => 1.10.0

-- EDIT for Apple silicon (M1)

Homebrew uses different path on Apple silicon machines and ./configure command fails with error: "checking for ssh2 files in default path... not found". I resolved this with setting custom path:

./configure --with-ssh2=/opt/homebrew/opt/libssh2

Andrei Lupuleasa · Answer 2 · 2019-03-21T09:39:43.883

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Try to install libssh2-1-dev

brew install libssh2-1-dev

Update pecl

pecl channel-update pecl.php.net

And then install ssh2-1.1.2

brew install ssh2-1.1.2

This is how it worked for me

edited Mar 21 '19 at 09:39

answered Mar 21 '19 at 08:59

Andrei Lupuleasa

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Thank you for the answer! Unfortunately, I don't have apt-get as I use Mac OS. – Vitalii Isaenko Mar 21 '19 at 09:31
Then use brew and install `libssh2-1-dev` – Andrei Lupuleasa Mar 21 '19 at 09:38
There is no such formula in brew, unfortunately. – Vitalii Isaenko Mar 21 '19 at 09:45
In that case I suggest to take the tar from their website and compile the files yourself. – Andrei Lupuleasa Mar 21 '19 at 09:50
https://superuser.com/questions/1089390/how-to-install-libssl-dev-libffi-dev-on-mac-os – Andrei Lupuleasa Mar 21 '19 at 09:51
You mean `pecl install ssh2-1.1.2` – jpswade Aug 22 '22 at 13:53

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '22 at 13:55

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brew install libssh2
pecl install ssh2-1.1.2

answered Aug 22 '22 at 13:55

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I think this is called gate keeping. – jpswade Aug 24 '22 at 19:06

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 04 '19 at 14:24

You can use this answer about docker

brew install libssh2-1-dev

cd /tmp && git clone https://git.php.net/repository/pecl/networking/ssh2.git && cd /tmp/ssh2

phpize && ./configure && make && make install


echo "extension=ssh2.so" > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/ext-ssh2.ini

rm -rf /tmp/ssh2

Install ssh2 extension having homebrew and php 7.3

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