After successfully using libssh2 with PHP5 from the last post, I need to use libssh2  with PHP7 too. Yet, to install libssh2  to be working with PHP7 is not as easy as in PHP5. From just running sudo apt-get install libssh2-php , you need another few more steps. The overall steps I followed was from this link. However, it’s not fully working for me, so the additional steps are needed.

Environment

Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS x86_64 – Homestead (0.4.1)

Steps to Install libssh2

1. Install dependencies for PECL ssh2
   
   sudo apt-get install libssh2-1-dev libssh2-1

   1	sudo apt-get install libssh2-1-dev libssh2-1

2. Download PECL ssh2 fior PHP7
   
   Shell

   wget https://github.com/Sean-Der/pecl-networking-ssh2/archive/php7.zip

   1	wget https://github.com/Sean-Der/pecl-networking-ssh2/archive/php7.zip

3. Unzip the file
   
   unzip php7.zip // you need unzip package, if you don't have it yet, run this command sudo apt-get install unzip

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   unzip php7.zip   // you need unzip package, if you don't have it yet, run this command sudo apt-get install unzip

4. Enter the directory
   
   cd pecl-networking-ssh2-php7

   1	cd pecl-networking-ssh2-php7

5. Locate phpize
   
   //update index sudo updatedb locate phpize //result /usr/bin/phpize /usr/bin/phpize7.0

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   //update index sudo updatedb locate phpize   //result /usr/bin/phpize /usr/bin/phpize7.0

6. Take the path of phpize  and run in the directory
   
   /usr/bin/phpize7.0 //result Configuring for: PHP Api Version: 20151012 Zend Module Api No: 20151012 Zend Extension Api No: 320151012

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   /usr/bin/phpize7.0   //result Configuring for: PHP Api Version: 20151012 Zend Module Api No: 20151012 Zend Extension Api No: 320151012

7. Locate php-config
   
   locate php-config // result /usr/bin/php-config /usr/bin/php-config7.0

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   locate php-config   // result /usr/bin/php-config /usr/bin/php-config7.0

8. Check configuration and make sure you pass the path of php-config  too
   
   ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config7.0

   1	./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config7.0

9. Then make and install
   
   sudo make sudo make install

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10. Add the extension into  php.ini
    
    extension=ssh2.so

    1	extension=ssh2.so

11. Restart php7.0-fpm
    
    sudo service php7.0-fpm restart // your fpm might be named different, you can check the exact name by using ls /etc/init.d | grep php //result php7.0-fpm

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    sudo service php7.0-fpm restart   // your fpm might be named different, you can check the exact name by using ls /etc/init.d | grep php   //result php7.0-fpm

12. Finally, test it!

References

1. https://medium.com/php-7-tutorial/solution-how-to-compile-php7-with-ssh2-f23de4e9c319#.rqe01zrgx
2. http://php.net/manual/en/install.pecl.phpize.php