Installing mcrypt on a GoDaddy Linux Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)
Recently, I was given a consulting project to develop an e-commerce site and I immediately thought of Magento - an open source e-commerce solution written in PHP. Magento is one of the better pieces of software that goes widely unknown by many since very few people develop e-commerce sites (as opposed to say Drupal where everyone and their kids are bloggers).
However, upon installation of Magento on my GoDaddy Linux Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS), the installation will stall on the mcrypt dependency. The mcrypt library stores several algorithms that help secure your e-commerce site's data. Unfortunately, by default, the GoDaddy VDS package does not have the mcrypt library installed. To install mcrypt, follow these steps -
- SSH into your VDS with your favorite SSH client or the SSH Java applet offered by GoDaddy.
- Login with your credentials.
- Su to the root user.
- Type "yum install mcrypt*". Say yes to the prompts.
- Type "yum install mhash*". Say yes to the prompts.
- Type "yum install php-mcrypt*". Say yes to the prompts.
- Type "yum install php-mhash*". Say yes to the prompts.
- Restart the server.
Once the server has restarted, you can re-run the Magento installation and you will be able to successfully complete the wizard.
Comments
Thanks for the tip, saved me a lot of hassle
I searched for the last hour before finding this post. A lot of linux guru type sites wanted me to recompile the php installation. If this works, and I assume it will since all commands seemed to process correctly. you saved me a ton of work. FWIW i am also rolling out magento for a e-commerce jewelry site for a customer. I use a dedicated Godaddy server. 3 IP's and a core duo 2.4 4 gig ram linux box are all new to me. So please do shed a tear for jumping into this one.
Speaking of magento, how do you like the software? is the import feature good? I have to import around 3000 items into her catalogs. Hoping for the best, and thanks a bunch!
Mike