To install Phalcon on your ssd cloud server or cheap managed vps login to the server with root and execute the commands below.
cd /usr/src/
git clone git://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon.git
cd cphalcon/build
./install
Copy the extension to the PHP’s extension directory.
cp -a php5/64bits/modules/phalcon.so /opt/cpanel/ea-php54/root/usr/lib64/php/modules/
cp -a php5/64bits/modules/phalcon.so /opt/cpanel/ea-php55/root/usr/lib64/php/modules/
cp -a php5/64bits/modules/phalcon.so /opt/cpanel/ea-php56/root/usr/lib64/php/modules/
Then login to WHM and click on MultiPHP INI Editor. Switch to the Editor mode and select any of the PHP 5 versions. At the bottom of the file add the following.
extension=phalcon.so
That’s it!
We can install it for you too free of charge if you do not feel you can do it yourself.