PHP install

[robbo_13]

My dist comes with php5.0.5 but the software I am trying to install tells me it wont work on anything below 5.1.x, I have downloaded the 5.1.6 software but don't know how to install it, please help

[sky]

Re: PHP install

Hi,

First you need to install build-essential (by adept, apt-get, aptitude or something else of your choice).
then follow the instructions in the INSTALL file. Last time I did it, it was something like this :
- sudo -i (to be root)
- uncompress the file in a place of your choice and go there
- ./configure --prefix=<place where you want it to be installed> --with-apxs2=<path_to_apache2_apxs_dir>
- make
- make install

Then it should work. If you want to follow a full howto, you can do it following to this link :
http://www.hostlibrary.com/installin...l_php_on_linux

Good luck

[robbo_13]

Re: PHP install

Thanks for the advice, but when I type ./configure ...... I get
configure error: error: cannot find output from lex; giving up

Please let me know your thoughts on this.

[sky]

Re: PHP install

On php website you should read the prerequisite for install (usually there's few like "flex" which is missing you now)
to install it :
sudo apt-get install flex

Hope it helps

[robbo_13]

Re: PHP install

Thanks I sussed it out, however...

I have managed to compile php, I also updated from breezy to dapper.
everything seems fine, BUT

php still doesn't work I have a test.php file which contains
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
but thats what is displayed in the browser instead of the php info!

if i do dpkg -l ¦ grep php it does not list php mod and the php stuff that is in there is not 5.2.0 which is the version I compiled and made

thanks for the advice so far

[sky]

Re: PHP install

Hi,

After compiling it correctly with the good apxs2, it will installed a library in the apache2 directory. Then in apache conf, you should activate it, it's somewhere in the file httpd.conf (I don't remember where exactly I guess it should be in /etc/apache2/conf) then activate this module, look in the documentation in php, it's something like LoadModule .....)

Then restart apache, /etc/init.d/httpd restart

It should work.

Hope it helps.