Install the PHP OAuth extension

The OAuth extension provides OAuth consumer and provider bindings. OAuth is an authorization protocol built on top of HTTP which allows applications to securely access data without having to store usernames and passwords.

The OAuth extension supports PHP 5.6+.

Install the OAuth extension

Installing the extension involves the following steps:

Install build dependencies (packages that are required to build the extension).
Build the extension’s library file.
Enable the extension in the PHP configuration.

Install build dependencies

Set environment variables for the package manager.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

Install a compiler and other packages that are required for building PHP extensions.

sudo apt-get -y install gcc g++ make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config

Build the extension

The PECL install command compiles the extension’s .so library file.

yes '' | sudo pecl8.4-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl8.3-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl8.2-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl8.1-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl8.0-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl7.4-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl7.3-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl7.2-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl7.1-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl7.0-sp install oauth

yes '' | sudo pecl5.6-sp install oauth-1.2.3

Enable the extension

Configure PHP to load the extension.

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php8.4-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php8.3-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php8.2-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php8.1-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php8.0-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php7.4-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php7.3-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php7.2-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php7.1-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php7.0-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

sudo bash -c "echo extension=oauth.so > /etc/php5.6-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini"

Restart PHP-FPM.

sudo service php8.4-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.3-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.2-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.1-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.0-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.4-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.3-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.2-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.1-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.0-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php5.6-fpm-sp restart

Verify the extension is enabled in PHP.

php8.4-sp -i | grep oauth

php8.3-sp -i | grep oauth

php8.2-sp -i | grep oauth

php8.1-sp -i | grep oauth

php8.0-sp -i | grep oauth

php7.4-sp -i | grep oauth

php7.3-sp -i | grep oauth

php7.2-sp -i | grep oauth

php7.1-sp -i | grep oauth

php7.0-sp -i | grep oauth

php5.6-sp -i | grep oauth

If the extension is enabled, you will see output like the following.

/etc/phpX.Y-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini,

Uninstall the OAuth extension

Uninstalling the extension involves the following steps:

Disable the extension in the PHP configuration.
Remove the extension’s library file.

Disable the extension

Remove the extension’s configuration from PHP.

sudo rm /etc/php8.4-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php8.3-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php8.2-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php8.1-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php8.0-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php7.4-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php7.3-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php7.2-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php7.1-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php7.0-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

sudo rm /etc/php5.6-sp/conf.d/oauth.ini

Restart PHP-FPM.

sudo service php8.4-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.3-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.2-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.1-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php8.0-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.4-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.3-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.2-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.1-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php7.0-fpm-sp restart

sudo service php5.6-fpm-sp restart

Remove the extension

The PECL uninstall command removes the extension’s .so library file.

sudo pecl8.4-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl8.3-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl8.2-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl8.1-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl8.0-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl7.4-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl7.3-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl7.2-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl7.1-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl7.0-sp uninstall oauth

sudo pecl5.6-sp uninstall oauth