php5enmod returns command not found

Question

I've tried a number of guides on this issue, but so far I cannot get php5enmod mcrypt to work.

Ubuntu 12.04
PHP 5.3.10

Here is the output ls of /etc/php5/conf.d and /etc/php5/mods-available

https://privatepaste.com/35aee04356

root:~# sudo php5enmod mcrypt
sudo: php5enmod: command not found
root:~#

Please, be more specific. The error is simply command not found, without any other string? Could you copy/paste the string and update your question? — Lety, Jul 10 '14 at 16:02
updated the 1st post 'root:~# sudo php5enmod mcrypt sudo: php5enmod: command not found root:~#' — Guardian, Jul 10 '14 at 18:48

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 05 '19 at 13:04

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php5enmod was introduced in Debian in version 5.4.0~rc6-2 of the package php5 (see the changelog, Ctrl+F is your friend). Since Ubuntu packages are imported from Debian, it is only available in PHP 5.4+ packages in Ubuntu as well.

edited Jun 05 '19 at 13:04

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answered Jul 10 '14 at 18:58

fkraiem

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i looked up upgrading from 5.3 to 5.4 and it fixed the problem, thank you! – Guardian Jul 10 '14 at 20:54
Your link is dead! – Gaurav Dave Aug 30 '16 at 05:42
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@GauravDave Yes, it is. If you know a static URL to the changelog of the Debian PHP 5 package, feel free to edit. – fkraiem Aug 30 '16 at 06:04
I have php 5.6.30 installed, but still no php5enmod. – Brent Jul 22 '17 at 18:47
@Brent Are you using Debian or a derivative with official distribution packages? – fkraiem Jul 22 '17 at 22:40
@fkraiem Debian GNU/Linux 8.1 (jessie) – Brent Jul 23 '17 at 13:36
@Brent Please ask a new question on Unix SE (not here on Ask Ubuntu). – fkraiem Jul 23 '17 at 17:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 05 '18 at 20:49

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I have this issue and I found phpenmod command is in php-common package

As You know, php-common can be installed with this command:

apt-get install php-common

answered Jul 05 '18 at 20:49

Madvin

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I am seeing php-common is already the newest version (2:69+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+2+php7.3). but still it says 'php5enmod: command not found` ... Maybe I am missing something here? – user3768495 Mar 29 '19 at 19:19
I have the exact same problem – John Dee Sep 06 '19 at 18:24
@user3768495 please check is phpenmod file in /usr/sbin/ – Madvin Sep 22 '19 at 07:25
@JohnDee If you can't phpenmode in /usr/sbin , please enter output of this commands: find /usr -name "php*mode" – Madvin Sep 22 '19 at 08:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 25 '21 at 11:08

I had the issue with PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS after installing PHP using ondrej's PPA because PHP 5.6 is not available directly in current Ubuntu's repositories.

See that post for the installation.

If php5enmod is still not found even if you already installed php5.6 and php-common packages, try using phpenmod instead :

sudo phpenmod -v 5.6 mcrypt

Where -v 5.6 is specifying which PHP version you want to use.

php5enmod returns command not found

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