When attempting to install PHP version 5 on a CentOS 4.6 machine, the dependency of 4 packages is not met. Specifically, the following packages:
php5-mcrypt
php5-tidy
php5-mssql
php5-mhash
These packages are dependent on: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4
when they should be dependent on: php5-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4
(note the missing 5 in the name). Detail log of yum session:
yum install php5*
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package php5-mhash.i386 0:5.2.4-2vm.el4 set to be updated
---> Package php5-mssql.i386 0:5.2.4-2vm.el4 set to be updated
---> Package php5-tidy.i386 0:5.2.4-2vm.el4 set to be updated
---> Package php5-mcrypt.i386 0:5.2.4-2vm.el4 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 for package: php5-mcrypt
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 for package: php5-tidy
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 for package: php5-mssql
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 for package: php5-mhash
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 is needed by package php5-mcrypt
Error: Missing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 is needed by package php5-tidy
Error: Missing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 is needed by package php5-mssql
Error: Missing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.4-2vm.el4 is needed by package php5-mhash