Failed to instal APC via pecl install APC

When I try to install APC via pecl install APC-3.1.5 or even pecl install APC I get following error when the package comes to the make command:

running: make
/bin/sh /var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.5/libtool --mode=compile cc  -I. -I/var/tmp/APC -DPHP_ATOM_INC -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.5/include -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.5/main -I/var/tmp/APC -I/usr/include/php -I/usr/include/php/main -I/usr/include/php/TSRM -I/usr/include/php/Zend -I/usr/include/php/ext -I/usr/include/php/ext/date/lib  -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -g -O2   -c /var/tmp/APC/apc.c -o apc.lo
mkdir .libs
 cc -I. -I/var/tmp/APC -DPHP_ATOM_INC -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.5/include -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.5/main -I/var/tmp/APC -I/usr/include/php -I/usr/include/php/main -I/usr/include/php/TSRM -I/usr/include/php/Zend -I/usr/include/php/ext -I/usr/include/php/ext/date/lib -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -g -O2 -c /var/tmp/APC/apc.c  -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/apc.o
In file included from /var/tmp/APC/apc.c:44:
/usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:29:18: error: pcre.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /var/tmp/APC/apc.c:44:
/usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:37: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before '*' token
/usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:38: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before '*' token
/usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:44: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'pcre'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:369: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'pcre'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c: In function 'apc_regex_compile_array':
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:430: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:430: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:431: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:431: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c: In function 'apc_regex_match_array':
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:463: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:463: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:464: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg'
/var/tmp/APC/apc.c:464: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg'
make: *** [apc.lo] Error 1
ERROR: `make' failed

I installed all possible missing things:

yum install php-devel httpd-devel
yum groupinstall ‘Development Tools’
yum groupinstall ‘Development Libraries’

And still nothing.

Try

yum install pcre-devel

before installing APC.

On Debian use

aptitude install libpcre3-dev

instead.

I would compile from source. Make sure you delete anything that the package installers left behind. You probably have old extension directories laying around from older php versions. rm -rf them and their contents so you wont have any confusion.

cd ~ 
mkdir setups
cd setups 
wget http://pecl.php.net/get/APC-3.1.9.tgz 
tar -xvf APC-3.1.9.tgz 
cd APC-3.1.9
phpize
./configure --enable-apc --enable-apc-mmap --with-apxs --with-php-config=/usr/local/bin/php-config
make

For the config= argument, run which php, and add -config to the result

If you get this error (Same as one you posted)

In file included from /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:38: /usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:29:18: error: pcre.h: No such file or directory In file included from /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:38: /usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:45: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or 'attribute' before '' token /usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:46: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or 'attribute' before '' token /usr/include/php/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:52: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'pcre' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:362: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'pcre' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c: In function 'apc_regex_compile_array': /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:419: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:419: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:420: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:420: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c: In function 'apc_regex_match_array': /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:452: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:452: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'preg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:453: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg' /usr/local/src/APC-3.1.5/apc.c:453: error: 'apc_regex' has no member named 'nreg' make: *** [apc.lo] Error 1

Then you have to install pcre and make sure it's from the / directory or it will not install.

yum install pcre-devel

make
make install