# SLES 12 SP3 - PHP 7 enabling readline

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-12-sp3-php-7-enabling-readline/33346>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [December 27, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-12-sp3-php-7-enabling-readline/33346 "2018-12-27T18:21:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dk4210](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@dk4210](https://forums.suse.com/u/dk4210)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-12-sp3-php-7-enabling-readline/33346/1 "2018-12-27T18:21:58Z")

</div>

Hi All,

I’ve installed PHP 7.0 (via zypper) on my SUSE 12 box and I’m trying to enable readline support.

When i run composer update I get the message “The requested PHP extension ext-readline \* is missing from your system. Install or enable PHP’s readline extension.”

Any one know how to enable readline support after php has been installed or how to resolve this issue?

Thanks!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Automatic\_Reply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@Automatic\_Reply](https://forums.suse.com/u/Automatic_Reply)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-12-sp3-php-7-enabling-readline/33346/2 "2019-01-02T07:30:05Z")

</div>

dk4210,

It appears that in the past few days you have not received a response to your  
posting. That concerns us, and has triggered this automated reply.

These forums are peer-to-peer, best effort, volunteer run and that if your issue  
is urgent or not getting a response, you might try one of the following options:

- Visit [http://www.suse.com/support](http://www.suse.com/support) and search the knowledgebase and/or check all  
the other support options available.
- Open a service request: [https://www.suse.com/support](https://www.suse.com/support)
- You could also try posting your message again. Make sure it is posted in the  
correct newsgroup. ([http://forums.suse.com](http://forums.suse.com))

Be sure to read the forum FAQ about what to expect in the way of responses:  
[http://forums.suse.com/faq.php](http://forums.suse.com/faq.php)

If this is a reply to a duplicate posting or otherwise posted in error, please  
ignore and accept our apologies and rest assured we will issue a stern reprimand  
to our posting bot…

Good luck!

Your SUSE Forums Team  
[http://forums.suse.com](http://forums.suse.com)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-12-sp3-php-7-enabling-readline/33346/3 "2019-01-11T19:35:34Z")

</div>

[QUOTE=dk4210;55975]I’ve installed PHP 7.0 (via zypper) on my SUSE 12 box and I’m trying to enable readline support.

When i run composer update I get the message “The requested PHP extension ext-readline \* is missing from your system. Install or enable PHP’s readline extension.”

Any one know how to enable readline support after php has been installed or how to resolve this issue?[/QUOTE]

Installing php7-devel from the Software Development Kit (SDK) also installs readline-devel but unfortunately still does not provide the readline extension.

If you were using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 someone has built php7-readline on the openSUSE Build Service but no longer for SLES12.

HTH.