Short note on how to install PHP Ncurses on Debian. This post assumes root level access.
Install pear and the and ncurses development packages:
apt-get update apt-get install -y php-pear apt-get install -y php5-dev apt-get install -y ncurses-dev apt-get install -y libncursesw5-dev
Install PHP ncurses (hit return on any prompts):
sudo pecl install ncurses
Edit /etc/php5/cli/php.ini and register the new extension by adding the following in the “; Dynamic Extensions ;” part:
extension=ncurses.so
To verify your install issue:
php -i | grep -i ncurses
Should output something similar to:
ncurses ncurses support => enabled ncurses library version => x.x