Re: compiling with mysql

OK, thanks for that. I'm about to start a full-time job developing a portal/intranet and what have you for a tertiary education institution, and after 'mucking about' with PHP for a couple of years and developing a few web apps, I realise that there is a lot of detail that I need to get clear before I start, especially config and security-related stuff. I guess there are a lot of people in my situation, who have used PHP for years without having a good grip on some pretty fundamental stuff. The difference now is that it matters - my reputation (and that of PHP I suppose, in my employer's mind at least) is on the line if I muck up. BTW, I've had some people trying to push me in the direction of Zope for this job, but I've had a look at it and simply don't get it's 'Zen'. I'm not knocking it, but I don't see how it betters good, clean OO PHP. Anyway, thanks again. Michael On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > The difference between adding a path and not is that without a path the > bundled mysql client library will be used, whereas if you add a path then > your system's mysql client libs will be used. It is usually a good idea > to use the system libaries if you have them because they are more likely > to match your server version, and if you are linking against other things > that might be linked against the mysql client libraries, then using the > system libraries is a better idea. > > -Rasmus > > On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Tyler Longren wrote: > > > I've never compiled php with the path to mysql. I've done this on lots > > of different servers, and it always works. I don't know if it's the > > proper way of doing things, but it does work. > > > > -- > > Tyler Longren > > Captain Jack Communications > > tyler@captainjack.com > > www.captainjack.com > > > > > > > > On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:02:40 +0930 (CST) > > Michael Hall <olc@ninti.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Another PHP compilation question ... > > > > > > I've just compiled PHP 4.2.1 --with-mysql. I added no path to mysql, > > > and it worked fine as it always does. However, I'm keen to add > > > mod_python as a DSO to Apache as well, and noticed in PHP's INSTALL > > > notes that I'll probably need to recompile PHP with a path to mysql: > > > > > > --with-mysql=/somewhere/or/other/ > > > > > > 1. Is this always the case? > > > > > > 2. Where would the path be likely to be on RedHat 7.2 with MySQL rpms? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > -------------------------------- > > > Michael Hall ninti@ninti.com > > > -------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- -------------------------------- n i n t i . c o m php-python-perl-mysql-postgresql -------------------------------- Michael Hall ninti@ninti.com --------------------------------