Downgrading to php 4.06

[bronto]

Am I to understand then that the instructions below include mod_php 
for the new version, or is that not version specific?  Do I have to 
uninstall my current versions before doing this?

Thanks for your detailed instructions, BTW.  I'm less skittish about 
compiling my own stuff the more I do it.  Doing a full YDL install 
eliminated many of the frustrations I'd had before.

How does compiling my own affect the package manager?

Rob



>On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, bronto wrote:
>>Hi.  Due to problems with php 4.12, I've decided to downgrade to the
>>4.06 version that I had good luck with at ftp.froese.org.  Currently, I
>>am running YDL 2.2, full installation.
>
>  This is a pretty bad idea, considering that the 4.0.6 version had a well
>publicized security exploit.
>
>>I'm thinking there must be a better way.  I usually try to avoid
>>compiling myself (because I don't know what I'm doing) but I suspect
>>that this is the solution.  True?
>
>  True. You shouldn't be afraid of compiling your own stuff. Most of the
>time things will go well if you read the README and INSTALL files, the
>rest of the time you'll learn a lot in the process. :-) Also, when you
>compile your own stuff you don't have to wait for someone else to package
>an RPM when an exploit is detected. If you are running a public server,
>learning how to compile your own apps is *strongly* recommended.
>
>  Here is an easy list of instructions to compile Apache and PHP that
>should work with just about any version:
>
>  Grab the Apache and PHP source tarballs, and put them in a directory.
>Then as user root do this:
>
>  tar -zxvf apache_1.3.XX.tar.gz
>  tar -zxvf php-4.X.X.tar.gz
>
>cd apache_1.3.XX/
>
>./configure \
>--enable-shared=max \
>--prefix=/usr/local/apache
>make
>make install
>
>cd ../php-4.X.X/
>
>./configure \
>--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs \
>--with-mysql \
>--with-pgsql=/usr/local/pgsql/lib \
>--with-ldap
>make
>make install
>
>(NOTE --with-mysql, --with-pgsql, --with-ldap are optional and you might
>not want/need them. There are many other options, check which ones you
>want/need here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.configure.php)
>
>/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start should now start apache
>
>  Email the list if you get stuck. Good luck!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Chris
>
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