Need To Install php-mbstring

ALInux · 07-19-2007, 04:23 AM

Dear All
I have a RH server with expired suscribtions..
I need to get and install the rpm file for php-mbstring...
If the suscribtion has expired does it mean that I can not update any of my rpm files no more. ?

reddazz · 07-21-2007, 02:48 AM

As far as I know, you cannot get any updates if your subscription has run out. One solution to your problem would be to get the rpms from CentOS because its just a free rebuild of RHEL.

ALInux · 07-21-2007, 08:40 AM

hmm..well I know about CentOS..well...would centos rpms work on my RH system right away..no strings attached ?

reddazz · 07-21-2007, 09:29 AM

CentOS is a RHEL rebuild like I said earlier, so there is no reason why their rpms can't work on rhel (choose rpms for the CentOS version that matches your RHEL installation).

Darvocet · 07-22-2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALInux

Dear All
I have a RH server with expired suscribtions..
I need to get and install the rpm file for php-mbstring...
If the suscribtion has expired does it mean that I can not update any of my rpm files no more. ?

I'd bet money with some work you could install it using one of these rpms:

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/se...submit=Search+...

Something like this seems like it may work... If you get dependency errors sometimes you just have to cave and install them.

ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/PLD/dist...2.3-8.i386.rpm

... oh and in case you weren't sure (sorry if you were):

Code:

wget ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/PLD/dists/ra/PLD/i386/PLD/RPMS/php-mbstring-4.2.3-8.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh php-mbstring-4.2.3-8.i386.rpm