php56 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 06,2025

1. Install "php56" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install php56 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall php56 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "php56" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone php56's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/php56.git 
            
                        
                ~/php56
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/php56 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/php56
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php56 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1393543
Name: php56
PackageBaseID: 105488
PackageBase: php56
Version: 5.6.40-11
Description: PHP. A general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development
URL: http://www.php.net
NumVotes: 48
Popularity: 0.326738
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: el_aur
Submitter: mickael9
FirstSubmitted: 1451856405
LastModified: 1706380137
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/php56.tar.gz