Install ssh2 Centos

Install the necessary packages before you can build/install ssh2 extension

yum install gcc php-devel php-pear libssh2 libssh2-devel make

Install the extension, (hit enter for autodetect when it prompts you)

pecl install -f ssh2

Once the install is completed, you just have to tell PHP to load the extension when it boots.

echo extension=ssh2.so > /etc/php.d/ssh2.ini

Restart your webserver and test to see if the changes took effect.

service httpd restart

You can check it installed with the following command

php -m | grep ssh2