How to enable SimpleXML extension in PHP (Gentoo OS)

Question

I am working on a gentoo server. Currently in PHP, the SimpleXML extension is not enabled. How do I enable this extension ?

The PHP version is 5.2

The configure command has "--disable-simplexml".

Is it possible to use "emerge" package manager to enable this extension ?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '12 at 18:51

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You need to recompile PHP. Also see this comment on php.net

Btw. PHP 5.2 is wayy out of date, you should consider updating PHP.

answered Apr 17 '12 at 18:51

dan-lee

How do i find the path of PHP Source ? – Rajesh Ashok Kumar Apr 17 '12 at 19:35
Do you mean the source code? If yes then on [php.net](http://php.net) of course. Otherwise, let me know what exactly you mean – dan-lee Apr 17 '12 at 19:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '12 at 04:52

You should reemerge php with the 'simplexml' USE flag set. It is on-by-default, so you probably will not have to do anything more than

emerge php -vua

In the case that the 'simplexml' USE flag is not set, add it to your USE= set in /etc/make.conf and then reemerge php using the above command.

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