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aneurysm1985
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:20 pm 
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Hi all.

I have installed a WordPress database backup plugin which requires the PHP module 'mcrypt' in order to function properly.

I have tried doing this myself via ssh (following info from this page), with no success. I am a noob, and don't really know what I'm doing. Can post the terminal output if needed.

Could some kind person please post the instructions for how to log in and do this via SSH/terminal.

Thanks in advance.


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dcraig
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:37 pm 
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There are several different instructions on that page, and we don't know what instructions you followed or what distro you're using. Providing more information would be helpful! :)

On Ubuntu, I did something like "sudo apt-get install php5-mcrypt", and it worked great! :)
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aneurysm1985
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:52 pm 
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OK, my configuration seems to be "Latest 64 bit (3.11.6-x86_64-linode35)", according to my Linode Manager. It is a server running nginx + varnish. Let me know if you want more info.

I just logged into SSH as 'root' user. Entered:

Code:
sudo apt-get install php5-mcrypt


And got an error saying:

Code:
-bash: sudo: command not found
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dcraig
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:56 pm 
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Still no idea what distro you're using. You could retry the command, but omit the sudo. ;)
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aneurysm1985
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:24 pm 
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I just tried this command, which I believe identifies my disto. (Please confirm/deny)

Code:
cat /etc/issue 
Debian GNU/Linux 7 \n \l


I tried the command without the sudo. Here's the output:

Code:
Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/main libltdl7 amd64 2.4.2-1.1 [352 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/main libmcrypt4 amd64 2.5.8-3.1 [83.2 kB]
Err http://packages.dotdeb.org/ wheezy-php55/all php5-mcrypt amd64 5.5.1-1~dotdeb.1
  404  Not Found
Fetched 435 kB in 0s (797 kB/s)                        
Failed to fetch http://packages.dotdeb.org/dists/wheezy-php55/php5/binary-amd64/php5-mcrypt_5.5.1-1~dotdeb.1_amd64.deb  404  Not Found
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
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dcraig
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:37 pm 
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php5-mcrypt_5.5.1-1 doesn't exist, but php5-mcrypt_5.5.5-1 sure seems to.

Did you try "apt-get update" to see if that fixed it? Then try the install command again.
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aneurysm1985
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:41 pm 
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Hey, that seems to have moved things along! However, I am getting the following message in terminal:

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Configuration file `/etc/php5/fpm/pool.d/www.conf'
==> Deleted (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : start a shell to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.


Any advice?
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dcraig
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:46 pm 
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I always hit "N" (except for those rare times I hit "Y"), so I'd hit "N" in this case, too. Your mileage may vary...
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aneurysm1985
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:50 pm 
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Well, that worked successfully!

As a result, my WordPress plugin (with the mcrypt dependency) is now working fine.

Thank you internet stranger dcraig! You are a generous person!
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