WordPress 5.3.2 requires the JSON PHP ext

  • I’ve been trying to update our wordpres site to 5.3.2 and I’m currently running 5.2.5. I keep receiving this error “The update cannot be installed because WordPress 5.3.2 requires the JSON PHP extension.Installation Failed” I’ve read other forums, where disabling plugins, adding more max time from 60 to 120. Still unable to upgrade. I’m not using C panel, but linux OS. Anything you can think of please share. Also I’ve updated

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  • You will need to contact your web host and ask them to install the JSON PHP extension

    Thread Starter pullenja

    (@pullenja)

    @bigmoxy I have sever access, can I just add the JSON PHP extension that way? I am the web host.

    @pullenja do you have root/command line access or are you on a cPanel type of installation?

    I’m running into the same problem, and I have full root access to my system. I have the php JSON package installed and yet I also get the error message “The update cannot be installed because WordPress 5.3.2 requires the JSON PHP extension.”…

    My installed PHP packages:

    $ rpm -qa | grep -i php
    php71u-mbstring-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-common-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-json-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-pdo-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-fpm-httpd-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.noarch
    php71u-gd-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-cli-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-mcrypt-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-xml-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-fpm-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-mysqlnd-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64
    php71u-process-7.1.33-1.el6.ius.x86_64

    @brucepennypacker what does php -i | grep json say? Is it enabled? Are you running on Apache?

    Yes, running Apache 2.4.41.

    $ php -i | grep json
    /etc/php.d/20-json.ini,
    json
    json support => enabled
    json version => 1.5.0
    proto_binary_fetched_json => 0

    Ah, I just figured out my issue. I forgot we’re running php-fpm on this system, and it hadn’t been restarted since the php-JSON package was installed. I restarted php-fpm and the automatic upgrade just ran without a hitch.

    Thread Starter pullenja

    (@pullenja)

    @valentinbora I do have root access, we are not on cpanel. Were running a linux OS. i ran the php grep and got back. (proto_binary_fetched_json => 0. @brucepennypacker Thanks for the comments. would like to input similar JSON file.

    @pullenja you don’t seem to have the extension installed based on your grep output.

    Thread Starter pullenja

    (@pullenja)

    @valentinbora where can I download that extension. Then I can install it, I’m also think about moving my website into containers.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

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    @pullenja You should just be able to use rpm to download and install it for your distro. Generally speaking, you don’t usually download and install packages manually.

    What distro are you running? And yes, you will likely need root to install it, or ask your hosting service to do it for you.

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