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Based on this changelog entry in Debian: php5 (5.5.2+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=low * New upstream version 5.5.2+dfsg * Update and refresh patches for 5.5.2 release * Add handling for mpm_itk to libapache2-mod-php5{,filter} (Closes: #720278) * Add php5-readline to php5-cli Recommends to hint that it's needed for functional php -a -- Ondřej Surý <ond...@debian.org> Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:17:24 +0200 Have you tried installing php5-readline? Please answer and change the bug status back to New or Invalid as appropriate. ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1282598 Title: PHP5 compiled without readline, therefore php -a (interactive mode) doesn't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1282598/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs