Couldn't compile PHP 7.1: configure: error: xml2-config not found. Please check your libxml2 installation.

As I can see you installed libxml2-dev from sury.org repository.

This version doesn't contain xml2-config. You should perhaps try to pin the original debian package

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As I can see you installed libxml2-dev from sury.org repository.

This version doesn't contain xml2-config. You should perhaps try to pin the original debian package

Well, in fact, this worked before, but Sury dropped xml2-config in last package version I've forwarded a patch to Sury lately for use of pkg-config in place of xml2-config for detection of libxml2 in PHP 5.6.40. See

• https://github.com/oerdnj/deb.…SINPmE6vS9XXC8lRM-J_wCZx8
• https://salsa.debian.org/php-t…_sRVBObGYyVukfmUEgU7qZz4Y

This patch should be ported to PHP 7.1. You can always just put the patch in the /var/www/imscp/gui/plugin/PhpSwitcher/PhpCompiler/php7.1/patches directory and add it to the list of patches to apply, in the /var/www/imscp/gui/plugin/PhpSwitcher/PhpCompiler/php7.1/patches/series file. If the patch don't apply, you'll have to refresh it for PHP 7.1 ...

Another solution is APT pinning (on the libxml2-dev package provided by Debian repository) in the time being as advised by kess..

Anyway, the issue will be fixed in next PhpSwitcher plugin version.

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Hello, Ihas put patch to it path. I got error.

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1. Applying patch 0096-nxw-use-pkg-config-for-libxml2.patch
2. patching file acinclude.m4
3. Hunk #1 succeeded at 2538 (offset -29 lines).
4. Hunk #2 succeeded at 2560 (offset -29 lines).
5. patching file ext/dom/config.m4
6. patching file ext/libxml/config0.m4
7. Hunk #1 FAILED at 20.
8. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- rejects in file ext/libxml/config0.m4
9. patching file ext/simplexml/config.m4
10. patching file ext/soap/config.m4
11. Hunk #1 FAILED at 20.
12. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- rejects in file ext/soap/config.m4
13. patching file ext/wddx/config.m4
14. patching file ext/xml/config.m4
15. patching file ext/xmlreader/config.m4
16. patching file ext/xmlrpc/config.m4
17. patching file ext/xmlwriter/config.m4
18. Patch 0096-nxw-use-pkg-config-for-libxml2.patch does not apply (enforce with -f)
19. /var/www/imscp/gui/plugins/PhpSwitcher/PhpCompiler/Makefile:286: recipe for target 'patch-stamp' failed
20. [ERROR] main: An unexpected error occurred: An error occurred while executing the install MAKE(1) target for php-7.1.11: make: *** [patch-stamp] Error 1

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What's this problem?

As stated in my answer, if the patch don't apply, you need refresh it but because I'm pretty sure you don't know how, I'll do that for you and give you the patch for PHP 7.1 Give me 10 minutes please.

akong7777

You can find the patch attached below for PHP 7.1.11. Don't forget to remove the old one and update the series file.

testing patch with 7.1 myself

placed patch - updated series file

running

perl /var/www/imscp/gui/plugins/PhpSwitcher/PhpCompiler/php_compiler.pl 7.1

think patch was good - my issue appears to be more related to ICU Headers now.

also another sury related change

thx Nux for documenting that one as well!

Error Compiling PHP Versions for PHP Switcher

fixes that (which pinning the libxml2 and libxml2-dev would have probably worked as well!

but didn't have good cut and paste for that one!

--- un-related
kess / Nuxwin you have an idea why I might be getting issues with DB not being recognized when I run installer to change to different PHP base version?