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I have been attempting to install symfony on my website however I have had little success as it depends on composer.

To install: 

php -r "eval('?>'.file_get_contents('https://getcomposer.org/installer'));"

When I attempted the install (all install options appear to require phar support) I got this output:

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Warning: Unexpected character in input:  '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in Command line code(1) : eval()'d code on line 378
#!/usr/bin/env php
Some settings on your machine make Composer unable to work properly.
Make sure that you fix the issues listed below and run this script again:

The phar extension is missing.
Install it or recompile php without --disable-phar

Your PHP (5.2.8) is too old, you must upgrade to PHP 5.3.2 or higher.
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I do not have privileges to install a different version of php as I am using a paid webhost that is somewhat restrictive. What are my options?

j0k
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  • The error message says it all "**Your PHP (5.2.8) is too old, you must upgrade to PHP 5.3.2 or higher.**" – j0k Feb 01 '13 at 17:36

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Symfony 2 doesn't support php < 5.3.2 http://symfony.com/doc/2.0/reference/requirements.html

If you cannot upgrade your php version then find another web host or use a different framework.

Rob
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  • Look at AWS elastic beanstalk, they have a free tier and their PHP AMI is set up and ready to go for Symfony. – greg Feb 01 '13 at 22:33
  • I'm not sure how somebody used my account to post this question, But I hope they saw the answer. I have never programmed in PHP and never posted this question. Thanks – Milne Feb 28 '13 at 05:08