Apache PHP

[Iain Stevenson]

You can rebuild apache with php.  I did this because I needed a newer 
version of php han YDL supported at the time.  I can send you my build 
commands if that helps.  However, I didn't use the modular structure for 
apache favoured by YDL.

  Iain



--On Saturday, May 18, 2002 08:25:41 -0400 Paul Guba <paulguba@comcast.net> 
wrote:

> Nope running 2.1 and don't want to do an OS reinstall spent to much time
> getting it to run the way I like now.  If 2.2 supports out of box
> shouldn't I  be able to find the module using "rpm -ql apache"?  I have
> 2.2 installed on  my powerbook.  Is it implemented in some other way or
> am I missing something  here?  I ask because perhaps it the same with 2.1
> install.
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> On 17-05-2002 Paul Guba wrote:
>>  > Has anyone enabled PHP in Apache.  Not sure if I need to
>>  > recompile Apache or just activate a module.  PHP4 is installed
>>  > on my machine but not sure if it was installed as a module or
>>  > CGI it can be either according to a tutorial I'm reading.  I
>>  > have added AddType application/x-httpd-php4 .php4 to my virtual
>>  > server directive but not sure if this is correct as the
>>  > tutorial refers PHP3.  It also seems that the module is on by
>>  > default on the server but my scripts don't seem to work.
>>
>> If you are running YDL 2.2 (I can't speak for earlier versions) then
>> apache/PHP should work "out-of-the-box".
>>
>> You can confirm this by placing the following lines in a file and saving
>> it to /var/www/html    call it whatever you want, but give it .php
>> extension.
>>
>> <?php
>>     phpinfo ();
>> ?>
>>
>> Run your browser and load the page http://localhost/yourfilename.php
>>
>> If php is running correctly then you will get a dump of the apache/PHP
>> environment.
>>
>> If that is the case and your php scripts don't run then the problem lies
>> elsewhere.
>>
>> Apache/PHP/MySQL should also work out of the box, but there is a problem
>> with the way php is configured in that the mysql.so is not located and so
>> mysql calls will not work.
>>
>> Change the /etc/php.ini file to include the lines (you will see where,
>> approx 2/3 of the way down the file:
>>
>> extension_dir = /usr/lib/php4
>>
>> and
>>
>> extension = mysql.so
>>
>> you can also, if you have need, add other shared libraries thus:
>>
>> extension = imap.so
>> extension = ldap.so
>> extension = odbc.so
>> extension = pgsql.so
>>
>> To summarise, if you are on YDL 2.2 then PHP SHOULD already be working,
>> without the need to build from source and without the need to make
>> changes to your /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file.
>>
>> To get MySQL working with Apache/PHP then you will need to make the above
>> changes to the php.ini file.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Rob
>>
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