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Re: [PHP-INSTALL] mcrypt function installation From: James Hughbanks (jamesh <email protected>)
Date: 09/19/03

David,
Try "type libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz" and I am betting that it is just a
tarball, so a "tar -xvf libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz" might work.

--James
On Friday, Sep 19, 2003, at 17:20 America/New_York, David Lanier wrote:

> This is my first post to this list, so I hope it goes right. :)
>
> I want to use PHP's mcrypt functions. The snag I've run in to is that
> the
> archive file I've downloaded doesn't appear to be in gzip format, even
> though it ends with .tar.gz. I've downloaded from a couple of
> different
> locations, so I think that the file is OK.
>
> The file I've downloaded is libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz.
> Here are the commands I've tried:
>
> gzip -cd libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz | tar xvf -
> which gives me this:
> gzip: libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz: not in gzip format
>
> tar -pxzf libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz
> which gives me this:
> gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
> tar: Child returned status 1
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>
> tar zxvf libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz
> which gives me this:
> gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
> tar: Child returned status 1
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>
> I've downloaded from a couple of sourceforge mirrors. I didn't have
> any
> luck downloading from mcrypt.hellug.gr. I couldn't find any
> documentation
> on the sourceforge site http://sourceforge.net/projects/mcrypt/
>
> Is there a particular FTP or HTTP site I should use to download the
> mcrypt
> libraries, and use for reference?
>
> Is there a different untar/unzip command I should use?
>
> Possibly the best question to ask is, is there a different
> encryption/decryption package I should be using?
>
> My overall goal is to store some user data in an encrypted format in a
> MySQL
> database, and retrieve it and decrypt it as needed.
>
> Thanks for any help!
> david <email protected>
>
--James Hughbanks
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