Installation Instructions for PHP 4.0
-------------------------------------
-Note! As of 4.0b3, PHP will require GNU make.
+Note! PHP will requires GNU make. Check this by typing: make --version
+If it does not say GNU Make, please install it.
For the impatient here is a quick set of steps that will build PHP as
-an Apache module for Apache 1.3.x with MySQL support. A more verbose
-explanation follows.
+first a dynamic Apache module (DSO) for Apache 1.3.x with MySQL support
+and then a static module. A more verbose explanation follows.
+Note! Only install either the static module or the dynamic one. Do not
+install both.
-QUICK INSTALL
+If you want both PHP 3 and 4 modules in the same Apache server, check the
+bottom of this file for instructions.
+
+
+QUICK INSTALL (DSO)
+
+For this to work your Apache httpd must have mod_so enabled.
+Check using httpd -l. You should see something like:
+
+Compiled-in modules:
+ http_core.c
+ mod_so.c
+
+Chances are you will see a lot more modules than these two. That's ok,
+as long as mod_so.c shows up you can proceed with the following steps:
+
+$ gunzip -c php-4.0.x.tar.gz | tar xf -
+$ cd php-4.0.x
+$ ./configure --with-mysql --with-apxs
+$ make
+$ make install
+
+If you get an error telling you that the apxs script could not be found,
+look for it on your system and if you find it, provide the full path to it
+as: --with-apxs=/path/to/apxs
+
+The only thing left to do is to edit your httpd.conf file and make sure the
+PHP 4 mime type is there and uncommented. You need a line that looks like
+this:
+
+ AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
+
+Then restart your server (apachectl restart) and you should be able to
+serve up PHP files now. Make a test file called test.php and put some
+PHP tags in it. Like <?phpinfo()?>, for example.
+
+
+QUICK INSTALL (Static)
$ gunzip -c apache_1.3.x.tar.gz | tar xf -
$ cd apache_1.3.x
VERBOSE INSTALL
+Chances are you are reading this because the quick install steps above
+did not work for you. If this is the case, congratulations, you are
+among the elite few that actually reads documentation. It really is
+not a difficult install and once you have done it once you will fly
+through it.
+
Installing PHP can be done in four simple steps:
1. Unpack your distribution file.
- You will have downloaded a file named something like php4xn.tar.gz.
- Unzip this file with a command like: gunzip php4xn.tar.gz
+ You will have downloaded a file named something like php-4.0.x.tar.gz.
+ Unzip this file with a command like: gunzip php-4.0.x.tar.gz
- Next you have to untar it with: tar -xvf php4xn.tar
+ Next you have to untar it with: tar -xvf php-4.0.x.tar
This will create a php-4.0.x directory. cd into this new directory.
-2. Configure PHP.
+2a. Configure PHP (Dynamic Module) - Skip to 2b if you wish to build
+ a static module
+
+ You now have to choose the options you would like. There are quite
+ a few of them. To see a list, type: ./configure --help
+
+ The only options that you are likely to want to use are the ones in
+ the last section entitled, "--enable and --with options recognized:"
+
+ A popular choice is to build the Apache module version. In order to
+ build PHP as a dynamic module for Apache-1.3.x you have to first have
+ Apache installed. Assuming Apache is already installed, make sure
+ the shared object module is enabled. To check this, type: httpd -l
+ You should see something like:
+
+ Compiled-in modules:
+ http_core.c
+ mod_so.c
+
+ You will most likely have a lot more modules than what is shown here.
+ As long as mod_so.c shows up in the list, PHP should be happy.
+
+ Now, type: ./configure --with-mysql --with-apxs
+
+ If you get an error telling you that the apxs script could not be found,
+ look for it on your system and if you find it, provide the full path to it
+ as: --with-apxs=/path/to/apxs
+
+ You might also want other flags on this configure line. --with-mysql
+ is just an example.
+
+ There are a few things that can go wrong during this configure step.
+ The most common is that you have asked for an option and that the
+ configure script can not find the files required to enable this
+ option in PHP. Chances are you can provide the full path to the
+ base directory under which the related files were installed. For
+ example, if you have installed the GD library in /opt/gd which means
+ that /opt/gd/include has your GD header files and /opt/gd/lib contains
+ your GD library files, you would use --with-gd=/opt/gd
+
+ Skip to step 3 for compilation and installation instructions.
+
+2b. Configure PHP (Static Module) - Skip if you performed 2a
You now have to choose the options you would like. There are quite
a few of them. To see a list, type: ./configure --help
Apache Configure script at least once before compiling PHP. It
doesn't matter how you have Apache configured at this point.
+ Skip to step 3b at this point.
+
3. Compile and install the files. Simply type: make install
+3a. Dynamic Module Installation
+
+ Nothing else is needed here. Proceed to step 4a.
+
+3b. Static Module Installation
+
For the Apache module version this will copy the appropriate files
to the src/modules/php4 directory in your Apache distribution if
you are using Apache 1.3.x. If you are still running Apache 1.2.x
somewhere. Re-edit Configuration and try again. If it goes well,
type: make
-4. Setting up the server.
+ Assuming it compiles without errors, proceed to step 4b.
+
+4a. Setting up the server. (Dynamic Module)
+
+ The make install command in step 3 should have done most of your
+ work for you. It actually edits your httpd.conf file and tries to
+ enable the dynamic PHP module. To verify this, look for a line that
+ looks like this:
+
+ LoadModule php4_module libexec/libphp4.so
+
+ The actual path before the libphp4.so part might differ slightly. This
+ is likely fine. If you are paranoid you can examine the output from the
+ make install step to see where the libphp4.so file was actually put and
+ place the full path to this file on this LoadModule line.
+
+ If somewhere in your httpd.conf file you have a ClearModuleList line
+ then you also need this line:
+
+ AddModule mod_php4.c
+
+ And finally you need to tell Apache which file extension should trigger
+ PHP. You do this by creating a special mime type and associating it
+ with an extension. We suggest using:
+
+ AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
+
+ You are however free to use any extension you wish, including .html.
+
+ Note! If a line has a # at the beginning, then it is commented out
+ and you need to remove the # for that line to take effect.
+
+ Once you have made these changes you should be ready to restart your
+ server and try it out. Type: apachectl restart
+
+ The create a test file named test.php in your web tree somewhere and
+ put some test PHP tags in it. <?phpinfo()?> is a good first test.
+ This tag tells PHP to do a braindump and tells you all sorts of things
+ about itself.
+
+4b. Setting up the server. (Static Module)
You should now have a new httpd binary. Shut down your existing server,
if you have one, and copy this new binary overtop of it. Perhaps make
- a backup of your previous one first. Then edit your conf/srm.conf file
+ a backup of your previous one first. Then edit your conf/httpd.conf file
and add the line:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Any file ending in .phps will now be displayed with full colour syntax
highlighting instead of being executed.
- When you are finished making changes to your srm.conf file, you can
- start up your server.
+ When you are finished making changes to your httpd.conf file, you can
+ start up your server. Note that on some older server setups, the
+ AddType lines are in the conf/srm.conf file instead of conf/httpd.conf.
+
+ Note! If a line has a # at the beginning, then it is commented out
+ and you need to remove the # for that line to take effect.
+
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