(dv) 3.5:Install SOAP using Yum

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This service has a pending End of Life. Please move to a current service as soon as possible. For more information, please see: (dv) Dedicated-Virtual 4.0: Migration Information.


PHP 5.2.6 is the PHP version installed on (dv) Dedicated-Virtual 3.5 Servers. PHP 5.2.6 RPMs are no longer available at Atomic Rocket Turtle ((mt) Media Temple's RPM source for PHP packages on (dv) 3.5 servers), and RedHat mirrors no longer provide CentOS 5.2 packages. So, installing SOAP with Yum on (dv) 3.5 requires UPGRADING to CentOS 5.6. This will ALSO upgrade your installed version of PHP to 5.3.6 and MySQL will be upgraded to 5.1.57. This MAY break some PHP based sites, and MySQL databases. As a result, some additional steps may be required to upgrade databases and site code after upgrading the OS.

If you need to keep the version of PHP that comes with (dv) 3.5, the following (mt) Media Temple Wiki article may be for you:

(dv) 3.5:Configure PHP 5 with SOAP


Using Yum to install PHP SOAP is incredibly easy. The (dv) 3.5 server is starting to show its age. So, for many people this method may help them extend the life of their current (dv) 3.5 server for a bit longer before having to upgrade to a newer server.

  • Install yum:
Installing YUM on a (dv) Dedicated-Virtual Server
You'll want to enable the Atomic Rocket Turtle repository
  • Update the server: 
yum update
  • Install SOAP: 
yum install php-soap
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