v8js Installation

Modules

Bitnami Installs on Windows, Mac, and Linux

The Bitnami packages come with v8js already install and running. No further action is necessary.

Linux -- Debian/Ubuntu

Version 0.1.3

If you wish to install an older version of v8js, you can follow these instructions

• Ensure that you have the php-pear and php5-dev packages installed on your system. You will also need to install the v8 dev library and g++ and cpp from the package manager

  • $ sudo apt-get install php-pear php5-dev libv8-dev g++ cpp

• Use PECL to make the v8js.so file

  • $ sudo pecl install v8js-0.1.3

  • If the the install generates any errors it has failed. You will need to troubleshoot based on the error reported.
• Create a module file for your v8js installation.

  • $ sudo touch /etc/php5/mods-available/v8js.ini

• Edit the file you just created in your preferred text editor.
  • There is a single line in the file it looks like this:

  • extension=v8js.so

• Enable the php extension

  • $ sudo php5enmod v8js

• Restart your web service service

  • $ sudo service apache2 restart

    or

  • $ sudo service php5-fpm restart && sudo service nginx restart

Version 0.4.1

This is for a newer version of the driver, but requires manually compiling the library.
Instructions are adapted from here

• Ensure that you have the php-pear and php5-dev packages installed on your system. You will also need to install git, g++, and cpp from the package manager

  • $ sudo apt-get install php-pear php5-dev git g++ cpp

• Build the v8 library

$ cd /tmp
$ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
$ export PATH=`pwd`/depot_tools:"$PATH"
$ fetch v8
$ cd v8
$ gclient sync
$ make native library=shared snapshot=off -j8\
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib /usr/include
$ sudo cp out/native/lib.target/lib*.so /usr/lib/
$ sudo cp -R include/* /usr/include
$ echo -e "create /usr/lib/libv8_libplatform.a\naddlib out/native/obj.target/tools/gyp/libv8_libplatform.a\nsave\nend" | sudo ar -M
$ sudo cp out/native/lib.target/lib*.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/

• Use PECL to make the v8js.so file

  • $ sudo pecl install v8js-0.4.1

  • If the the install generates any errors it has failed. You will need to troubleshoot based on the error reported.
• Create a module file for your v8js installation.

  • $ sudo touch /etc/php5/mods-available/v8js.ini

• Edit the file you just created in your preferred text editor.
  • There is a single line in the file it looks like this:

  • extension=v8js.so

• Enable the php extension

  • $ sudo php5enmod v8js

• Restart your web service service

  • $ sudo service apache2 restart

    or

  • $ sudo service php5-fpm restart && sudo service nginx restart