Linux – Yum Fails When Installing PHP

I tried to install PHP with yum and I got a message like:

bash-3.2# yum install php

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* epel: mirrors.tummy.com
* updates: mirror.anl.gov
* base: www.cyberuse.com
* addons: mirror.raystedman.net
* extras: www.cyberuse.com
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package php.x86_64 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: php-cli = 5.1.6-23.2.el5_3 for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: httpd-mmn = 20051115 for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-23.2.el5_3 for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: file >= 4.0 for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: libaspell.so.15()(64bit) for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: libgmp.so.3()(64bit) for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: libcurl.so.3()(64bit) for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: libpspell.so.15()(64bit) for package: php
–> Processing Dependency: libidn.so.11()(64bit) for package: php
–> Running transaction check
—> Package php-cli.x86_64 0:5.1.6-23.2.el5_3 set to be updated
—> Package httpd.x86_64 0:2.2.3-22.el5.centos.1 set to be updated
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ?
yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 229, in user_main
errcode = main(args)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 145, in main
(result, resultmsgs) = base.buildTransaction()
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/init.py", line 647, in buildTransaction
(rescode, restring) = self.resolveDeps()
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 696, in resolveDeps
CheckDeps, checkinstalls, checkremoves, missing = self._resolveRequires(errors)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 779, in _resolveRequires
thisneeds = self._checkInstall(txmbr)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 851, in _checkInstall
provs = self.tsInfo.getProvides(*req)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/transactioninfo.py", line 432, in getProvides
result.update(self.getNewProvides(name, flag, version))
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/transactioninfo.py", line 414, in getNewProvides
for pkg, hits in self.pkgSack.getProvides(name, flag, version).iteritems():
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packageSack.py", line 300, in getProvides
return self._computeAggregateDictResult("getProvides", name, flags, version)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packageSack.py", line 470, in _computeAggregateDictResult
sackResult = apply(method, args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 861, in getProvides
return self._search("provides", name, flags, version)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 43, in newFunc
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 837, in _search
for pkg in self.searchFiles(name, strict=True):
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 43, in newFunc
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 586, in searchFiles
self._sql_pkgKey2po(rep, cur, pkgs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 470, in _sql_pkgKey2po
pkg = self._packageByKey(repo, ob['pkgKey'])
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 413, in _packageByKey
po = self.pc(repo, cur.fetchone())
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 68, in init
self._read_db_obj(db_obj)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 94, in _read_db_obj
setattr(self, item, _share_data(db_obj[item]))
TypeError: unsubscriptable object