Not sure what the issue is. I'm using 64bit CentOS 5.4 Here is what's going on.
[root@red yum.repos.d]# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: aliases, allowdowngrade, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror,
: filter-data, kernel-module, keys, kmod, list-data, merge-conf,
: priorities, protect-packages, protectbase, refresh-updatesd,
: security, tmprepo, tsflags, upgrade-helper, verify, versionlock
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: mirrors.tummy.com
* base: centos.promopeddler.com
* epel: mirrors.usu.edu
* extras: centos.promopeddler.com
* updates: mirrors.tummy.com
repo id repo name status
addons CentOS-5 - Addons enabled: 0
base CentOS-5 - Base enabled: 3,348
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 5 - x86_64 enabled: 4,965
extras CentOS-5 - Extras enabled: 290
updates CentOS-5 - Updates enabled: 731
repolist: 9,334
[root@red yum.repos.d]# yum clean all
Loaded plugins: aliases, allowdowngrade, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror,
: filter-data, kernel-module, keys, kmod, list-data, merge-conf,
: priorities, protect-packages, protectbase, refresh-updatesd,
: security, tmprepo, tsflags, upgrade-helper, verify, versionlock
Cleaning up Everything
Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors
[root@red yum.repos.d]# yum update php --enablerepo=remi
Loaded plugins: aliases, allowdowngrade, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror,
: filter-data, kernel-module, keys, kmod, list-data, merge-conf,
: priorities, protect-packages, protectbase, refresh-updatesd,
: security, tmprepo, tsflags, upgrade-helper, verify, versionlock
Determining fastest mirrors
* addons: mirrors.tummy.com
* base: centos.eecs.wsu.edu
* epel: mirrors.usu.edu
* extras: mirror.ubiquityservers.com
* remi: iut-info.univ-reims.fr
* updates: mirrors.tummy.com
addons | 951 B 00:00
addons/primary | 203 B 00:00
base | 2.1 kB 00:00
base/primary_db | 2.0 MB 00:03
epel | 3.4 kB 00:00
epel/primary_db | 2.8 MB 00:04
extras | 1.1 kB 00:00
extras/primary | 117 kB 00:00
extras 290/290
updates | 1.9 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 609 kB 00:00
Skipping filters plugin, no data
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
Skipping security plugin, no data
Reading version lock configuration
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
Skipping filters plugin, no data
Skipping security plugin, no data
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: php = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-devel
---> Package php.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.3.1-1.el5.remi for package: php
--> Processing Dependency: php-cli = 5.3.1-1.el5.remi for package: php
--> Running transaction check
---> Package php-cli.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libedit.so.0()(64bit) for package: php-cli
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-imagick
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-gmagick
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-tidy
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-radius
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-mailparse
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-runkit
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-magickwand
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-xdebug
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-mhash
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-memcache
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-mcrypt
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-readline
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-idn
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-interbase
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-mssql
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-facedetect
--> Processing Dependency: php-zend-abi = 20050922 for package: php-eaccelerator
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-snmp
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-pdo
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-mbstring
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-xml
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-xmlrpc
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-imap
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-dba
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-ldap
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-odbc
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-bcmath
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-gd
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-ncurses
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-soap
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.1.6-24.el5_4.5 for package: php-pgsql
---> Package php-common.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-devel.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libedit.x86_64 0:2.11-2.20080712cvs.el5 set to be updated
---> Package php-bcmath.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-readline
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-idn
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-facedetect
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-runkit
---> Package php-dba.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-eaccelerator.x86_64 1:0.9.6-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-gd.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libt1.so.5()(64bit) for package: php-gd
---> Package php-imap.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-interbase.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-ldap.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-magickwand.x86_64 0:1.0.8-4.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libMagickCore.so.2()(64bit) for package: php-magickwand
--> Processing Dependency: libMagickWand.so.2()(64bit) for package: php-magickwand
---> Package php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-mcrypt.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-mhash.x86_64 0:5.2.10-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.10-1.el5.remi for package: php-mhash
---> Package php-mssql.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-mysql.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.16(libmysqlclient_16)(64bit) for package: php-mysql
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.16()(64bit) for package: php-mysql
---> Package php-odbc.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-pdo.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libsqlite.so.0()(64bit) for package: php-pdo
---> Package php-pecl-gmagick.x86_64 0:1.0.2b1-3.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-pecl-imagick.x86_64 0:2.3.0-2.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-pecl-mailparse.x86_64 0:2.1.5-2.el5.remi.1 set to be updated
---> Package php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 0:3.0.4-2.el5.remi.1 set to be updated
---> Package php-pecl-ncurses.x86_64 0:1.0.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-pecl-radius.x86_64 0:1.2.5-6.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-pecl-xdebug.x86_64 0:2.0.5-2.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-pgsql.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-snmp.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-soap.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-tidy.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-xml.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package php-xmlrpc.x86_64 0:5.3.1-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ImageMagick2.x86_64 0:6.5.5.6-1.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package mysql-libs.x86_64 0:5.1.43-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-readline
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-idn
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-facedetect
--> Processing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 for package: php-pecl-runkit
---> Package php-mhash.x86_64 0:5.2.10-1.el5.remi set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.10-1.el5.remi for package: php-mhash
---> Package sqlite2.x86_64 0:2.8.17-2.el5.remi set to be updated
---> Package t1lib.x86_64 0:5.1.1-7.el5 set to be updated
addons/filelists | 196 B 00:00
base/filelists_db | 3.9 MB 00:06
epel/filelists_db | 3.9 MB 00:06
extras/filelists | 176 kB 00:00
updates/filelists_db | 2.4 MB 00:03
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
php-pecl-runkit-0.9-12.CVS20090215.el5.x86_64 from installed has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-pecl-runkit-0.9-12.CVS20090215.el5.x86_64 (installed)
php-facedetect-1.0.0-2.el5.x86_64 from installed has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-facedetect-1.0.0-2.el5.x86_64 (installed)
php-mhash-5.2.10-1.el5.remi.x86_64 from remi has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.10-1.el5.remi is needed by package php-mhash-5.2.10-1.el5.remi.x86_64 (remi)
php-readline-5.1.6-15.el5.centos.1.x86_64 from installed has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-readline-5.1.6-15.el5.centos.1.x86_64 (installed)
php-idn-1.2-3.el5.x86_64 from installed has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-idn-1.2-3.el5.x86_64 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-pecl-runkit-0.9-12.CVS20090215.el5.x86_64 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-facedetect-1.0.0-2.el5.x86_64 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: php-common = 5.2.10-1.el5.remi is needed by package php-mhash-5.2.10-1.el5.remi.x86_64 (remi)
Error: Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-readline-5.1.6-15.el5.centos.1.x86_64 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: php-api = 20041225 is needed by package php-idn-1.2-3.el5.x86_64 (installed)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
package-cleanup --dupes
rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest