Apache Cassandra Ubuntu 16

This allows you to use CassandraDB databases.

1. Make sure you have all the required packages

   • $ sudo apt-get install php7.1-dev php-pear libgmp-dev libpcre3-dev g++ make cmake libssl-dev openssl

2. Download Datastax C++ Driver

   • wget http://downloads.datastax.com/cpp-driver/ubuntu/16.04/dependencies/libuv/v1.13.1/libuv_1.13.1-1_amd64.deb

   • wget http://downloads.datastax.com/cpp-driver/ubuntu/16.04/dependencies/libuv/v1.13.1/libuv-dev_1.13.1-1_amd64.deb

   • wget http://downloads.datastax.com/cpp-driver/ubuntu/16.04/cassandra/v2.7.0/cassandra-cpp-driver_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb

   • wget http://downloads.datastax.com/cpp-driver/ubuntu/16.04/cassandra/v2.7.0/cassandra-cpp-driver-dev_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb

3. Install the Datastax C++ Driver

   • sudo dpkg -i libuv_1.13.1-1_amd64.deb

   • sudo dpkg -i libuv-dev_1.13.1-1_amd64.deb

   • sudo dpkg -i cassandra-cpp-driver_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb

   • sudo dpkg -i cassandra-cpp-driver-dev_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb

4. Install from PECL

   • $ sudo pecl install cassandra

5. Create the ini file

   • $ sudo sh -c 'echo "extension=cassandra.so" > /etc/php/7.1/mods-available/cassandra.ini'

6. Enable the extension

   • $ sudo phpenmod cassandra

7. Restart your webserver app and/or php-fpm