pecl install apc isn't working. shtool does not exist

Question

I am an absolute newbie…didn\'t learn about SSh till an hour ago and got my first VPS 2 hours ago. Still learning!

So I\'m installing MediaWiki and need to add APC exten

Answer 1

Try this, copied from http://blog.litespeedtech.com/2013/04/05/trouble-shooting-pecl-install-doesnt-work/

A more appropriate workaround is to point PECL’s temp_dir to a partition or path that allows execution:

mkdir /root/tmp
pecl config-set temp_dir /root/tmp

or

pear config-set temp_dir /root/tmp

(There is a known bug where pecl config-set does not work but pear config-set does. If this is the case for you, simply use the PEAR config command. PECL will use PEAR when doing the install.)

This workaround preserves any security benefit from having /tmp set as noexec, but also allows PECL installs.