error: The PEAR repository has been removed from Composer 2.0

[walnut1]

I upgraded from 1.4.11 to 1.5.0 today and at the end of the install the scripts completes with this reminder as usual:

NOTICE: Update dependencies by running `php composer.phar update --no-dev`

Ok, I run `php composer.phar update --no-dev` and get the following error:

  [RuntimeException]
  The PEAR repository has been removed from Composer 2.0

This I got from simply following the instructions, but I do not have a strong linux background. Can someone help me out or point me in the right direction here?

[alec]

In composer.json the "repositories" item should look like this:

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    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "composer",
            "url": "https://plugins.roundcube.net"
        }
    ],


[henrythemouse]

I had the same problem. Turned out that my 4.x installation had an old composer.json file. A new one was distributed with the installation but not enabled, named: composer.json-dist. I backed up my old file and copied the new file to composer.json. Then the command worked (although, I still have a couple of errors).

[walnut1]

In composer.json the "repositories" item should look like this:

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    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "composer",
            "url": "https://plugins.roundcube.net"
        }
    ],


Thanks Alec, this helped me get a bit further.

`php composer.phar update --no-dev`   worked after your recommendation, installed and did many things.

Now when I go to my Roundcube installation I get this error:

Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 7.1.0".

Here is the output of php -V on my system:

PHP 7.3.31-1~deb10u1 (cli) (built: Oct 24 2021 15:18:08) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.31, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.3.31-1~deb10u1, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies



Help! What am I missing here?

[alec]

You may have multiple php versions in the system. The one configured for use with the http server might be older.

[walnut1]

Thank you Alec!! Your information set me on the right path and I was able to configure Apache to use a newer version of PHP, and now my Roundcube works great!

In case anyone else gets stuck like I was I'll add in the steps I used to fix it now that you pointed me in the right direction:

to check what version of PHP is being used by Apache 2 on debian:

cd /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
ls

This showed php5 module is loaded.

So, since PHP 7.3 is installed I had to do this:

sudo a2dismod php5
sudo a2enmod php7.3
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Love my RoundCube 1.5.1  !