PHP: libssh2 prefix on Ubuntu 9.10?

Question

So I decided to install the libssh2 library using PECL.

I'm at the point where it is asking me to specify a libssh2 prefix:

5 source files, building
running: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:         20041225
Zend Module Api No:      20060613
Zend Extension Api No:   220060519
libssh2 prefix? [/usr] :

What am I supposed to put here?

Answer 1

Ensure you have the libssh2 development package installed, via:

sudo aptitude install libssh2-1-dev

The PECL installer should then find the necessary files fine.

Alternatively, you could install libssh2-php, the PHP bindings for libssh2. Installing this package will install all the necessary dependencies (including libssh2-1):

sudo aptitude install libssh2-php