php-mbstring install - version conflict (Cent OS)

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I am running CentOS 6.3 and I need to install mb-string for PHP. When I attempt to do this I get the following:

[root@pixelark popups]# yum install php-mbstring
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * Webmin: download.webmin.com
 * base: centos.mirrors.hoobly.com
 * epel: epel.mirror.freedomvoice.com
 * extras: mirrors.versaweb.com
 * updates: mirrors.usc.edu
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.3.3-23.el6_4 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: php-common(x86-64) = 5.3.3-23.el6_4 for package: php-mbstring-5.3.3-23.el6_4.x86_64
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: php-mbstring-5.3.3-23.el6_4.x86_64 (updates)
       Requires: php-common(x86-64) = 5.3.3-23.el6_4
       Installed: php-common-5.3.15-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (@remi)
           php-common(x86-64) = 5.3.15-1.el6.remi
       Available: php-common-5.3.3-22.el6.x86_64 (base)
           php-common(x86-64) = 5.3.3-22.el6
       Available: php-common-5.3.3-23.el6_4.x86_64 (updates)
           php-common(x86-64) = 5.3.3-23.el6_4
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

I have done a

yum update

and it is still showing. I have tried updating php in a similar fashion and it says that there are no updates. I do not know what direction I should be going. Should I be trying the two suggestions on the bottom

 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

I dont want to break anything.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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You are using RPM's from Remi Collet's repository.

Do exactly one of the following:

Uninstall remi's rpm's (can be listed with rpm -qa|grep remi) and install packages with same name (I recommend this, because of this)
Install php-mbstring from remi's repo (yum install php-mbstring --enablerepo=remi should work by default)

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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answered Aug 19 '13 at 00:32

GioMac

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Will this effect any data when I remove? For example I have this package installed: 'mysql-server-5.5.27-1.el6.remi.x86_64'. If I remove the package, will it remove the MySQL database data? – SpecialK777 Aug 19 '13 at 00:49
no, it wont, but service will be interrupted. you can leave mysql packages as they are, remove only php-related packages. i've never faced any problems with mysql from remi, but php is really problematic. – GioMac Aug 19 '13 at 00:57
I ignored the mysql packages and I followed the instructions above. Worked great. Thank you. For verbose clarity, I used 'yum remove' to uninstall and 'yum install' to install the new packages. – SpecialK777 Aug 19 '13 at 01:02
you're welcome, nice to hear that – GioMac Aug 19 '13 at 01:04
For the record: In five years I have never seen a problem with remi's PHP packages that wasn't a problem with the code itself (rather than the packaging). Rather, remi's packages are very high quality - and he also packages PHP for RHEL! – Michael Hampton Apr 28 '15 at 05:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 28 '15 at 05:11

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You installed PHP from the remi repository, but you disabled the repository. So yum can't install additional packages from it.

To resolve the problem, re-enable the remi repository.

yum-config-manager --enable remi

answered Apr 28 '15 at 05:11

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php-mbstring install - version conflict (Cent OS)

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