LinuxQuestions.org - PHP5 Upgrade Error: Missing Dependency: php = 4.3.x is needed by package php-pear

Hi,

I'm trying to upgrade to PHP5 on my new Plesk 8.1.1 server (running CentOS v4.4 x86_64)::

yum info php
Setting up repositories
update 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
atomic 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
centosplus 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Installed Packages
Name : php
Arch : x86_64
Version: 4.3.9
Release: 3.22.4
Size : 3.6 M
Repo : installed
Summary: The PHP HTML-embedded scripting language. (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor)

Description:
PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. PHP attempts to make it
easy for developers to write dynamically generated webpages. PHP also
offers built-in database integration for several commercial and
non-commercial database management systems, so writing a
database-enabled webpage with PHP is fairly simple. The most common
use of PHP coding is probably as a replacement for CGI scripts. The
mod_php module enables the Apache Web server to understand and process
the embedded PHP language in Web pages.

Available Packages
Name : php
Arch : x86_64
Version: 5.1.6
Release: 3.el4s1.5
Size : 1.2 M
Repo : centosplus
Summary: The PHP HTML-embedded scripting language. (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor)
Description:
PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. PHP attempts to make it
easy for developers to write dynamically generated webpages. PHP also
offers built-in database integration for several commercial and
non-commercial database management systems, so writing a
database-enabled webpage with PHP is fairly simple. The most common
use of PHP coding is probably as a replacement for CGI scripts.

The php package contains the module which adds support for the PHP
language to Apache HTTP Server.

YUM INSTALL PHP : returns the following:

Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package php.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-domxml
--> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/php for package: psa-mnemo
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 for package: php
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-pear
--> Processing Dependency: php-cli = 5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 for package: php
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-gd
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-mbstring
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-imap
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
---> Package php-mysql.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
---> Package php-cli.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
---> Package php-common.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
---> Package php-gd.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
---> Package php-imap.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
---> Package php-xml.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15()(64bit) for package: php-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: php-pdo for package: php-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-pear
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15(libmysqlclient_15)(64bit) for package: php-mysql
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package mysql.x86_64 0:5.0.27-1.el4.centos set to be updated
---> Package php-pdo.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: psa-qmail
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14()(64bit) for package: psa-qmail
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14()(64bit) for package: psa-courier-imap-add
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: psa-fileserver
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: psa
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: psa-courier-imap-add
--> Processing Dependency: mysql = 4.1.20-2.RHEL4.1 for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient_r.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-pear
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14()(64bit) for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14()(64bit) for package: psa-ruby-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient_r.so.14()(64bit) for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14()(64bit) for package: psa
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14(libmysqlclient_14)(64bit) for package: psa-ruby-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.14()(64bit) for package: psa-fileserver
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package mysqlclient14.x86_64 0:4.1.22-1.el4s1.1 set to be updated
---> Package mysql-server.x86_64 0:5.0.27-1.el4.centos set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 for package: php-pear
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Error: Missing Dependency: php = 4.3.9-3.22.4 is needed by package php-pear

... and here is where I'm currently stuck. My understanding was that PHP v4.3.9-3.22.4 was the version that got installed with the server (??), so I'm not quite sure what's going on here, or how to get around this problem

If I Removing php-pear (yum remove php-pear), I get prompted with the following:

[...]
psa-manual-custom-skin-guide noarch 8.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 213 k
psa-migration-manager x86_64 8.1.1-cos4.build81070404.14 installed 10 M
psa-mimp noarch 1.0-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 1.3 M
psa-miva i386 8.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 5.6 M
psa-mnemo noarch 2.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 3.1 M
psa-passwd noarch 3.0-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 2.4 M
psa-php4-configurator noarch 1.1.0-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 0.0
psa-rubyrails-configurator x86_64 1.1.6-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 0.0
psa-spamassassin x86_64 8.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 52 k
psa-tomcat-configurator noarch 8.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 0.0
psa-turba noarch 2.1.3-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 5.0 M
psa-vpn x86_64 2.0.1-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 2.1 M
psa-watchdog x86_64 2.0.2-cos4.build81070322.16 installed 2.6 M
squirrelmail noarch 1.4.8-4.el4.centos installed 14 M
typo noarch 3.8.0-80019 installed 47 M
xrms noarch 1.19-80018 installed 8.9 M

Transaction Summary
==================================================
===========================
Install 0 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 74 Package(s)
Total download size:

... which totally anihilates my installation of plesk, HOWEVER does then allow me to complete the PHP5 upgrade (I've since restored the server since trying this).

If anyone would have any suggestions on how I might get past this php-pear issue (without uninstalling it), I'd be HUUUUGELY appreciative!

I've been tearing my hear out trying to get past this problem for a few days now.

Many Thanks,
Sia