I am running CentOS 6 and am trying to install the SPL_Types extension for PHP7. I have php7 up and running however, any time I do pecl install SPL_Types, I get massive compiler errors and can't find a way around. Ubuntu users can fix the issue by installing libpcre3-dev, but this is not a valid package on CentOS 6. I have verified that pcre and pcre-devel are installed and the latest version. Does anyone have a solution to this?
EDIT 1: A full log when I run the sudo pecl install SPL_Types command: http://pastebin.com/QG3mFjaf
I got it figured out. For those who wish to know, I had to use a third party source to compile and install the extension, then I had to edit my php.ini file manually to add the new module.
https://github.com/esminis/php_pecl_spl_types
then once you have it, run the commands:
phpize --clean
phpize
chmod +x configure
./configure --prefix=/usr
make install
Then, edit your php.ini file and under the dynamic modules section, add
extension=spl_types.so
Restart the httpd service by doing
sudo service httpd restart
Then verify the new module is loaded with phpinfo().