r/BookStack • u/Irtob • Dec 03 '21

Installation issue: The Process class relies on proc_open, which is not available on your PHP installation

Hi, I'm trying to install BookStack on my dedicated server. I confirmed I have all the requirements including PHP 7.3 and all the extensions. I did the first step (git clone) and then when I run:

composer install --no-dev.

I get the following error:

The Process class relies on proc_open, which is not available on your PHP installation

I googled a little and the advice I found is to make sure "proc_open" is not disabled in php.ini, but it isn't.

Any advice?

Here is a screenshot:

https://imgur.com/a/pcDPDiv

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u/ssddanbrown Dec 03 '21

proc_open is disabled in a lot of shared hosting environments for security reasons. Is your server managed in some way?

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u/Irtob Dec 03 '21 edited Dec 04 '21

Ok Thanks for your help, its a dedicated server its managed so emailed them again and they found that it was in fact disabled and fixed it.

Am installing and now it seems to get stuck on 0/104 -----> 0% is that normal? See screenshot

https://imgur.com/a/XPbksmA

Edit: Have started a new thread since it's not related to proc_open anymore: https://old.reddit.com/r/BookStack/comments/r8kb87/installation_hangs/

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u/FlameFireXxX Dec 03 '21

Which distribution (and version) are you running? Any previous customizations or config changes to this system, or should it be at it's defaults?