Re: First time Installing PHP

PHP4.0.1pl2 include everything you should need. To uncompress is in it's .tar.gz format, issue the following command in unix: tar xfz php-4.0.1pl2.tar.gz -- Tyler Longren [Web Development] Premier Visual Services http://www.pvs2000.com On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Claude Cormier wrote: > Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 16:30:54 -0400 > To: PHP General List <php-general@lists.php.net> > From: Claude Cormier <techsupport@devises-or.com> > Subject: [PHP] First time Installing PHP > > Hello everybody, > > I am new to PHP and need to install it in my account at my host server. > This host has already PHP4 installed. But unfortunately, it is not > compiled --with-curl[=DIR]. And I need cURL. BTW, can't say that I am > very familiar with Unix OS. > > 1) The hostmasters says I must download my own source and compile my own > version of PHP in my account. Fine. But is there another way to > accomplish my goal of using cURL (or libcURL) from PHP without > recompiling PHP. > > 2) I noticed that the lastest source at php.net is PHP 4.0.1pl2 > Does this patch include the complete version or should it be applied to > the full version PHP 4.0.1 Release Candidate 2 > > 3) These sources are .gz files which can be decompressed by winzip. But > is there an equivalent on Unix or do I have to download the zip file to > my PC, decompressed and FTP everything to my account at my hostservice. > I would rather move the bigfile alone and decompressed on Unix. I did > the PC process for cURL and end up with all "rw" permissions on all > files with no "x" when there should be. > > In fact is there a way to Telnet to my site and issue a Unix command > that will automatically get the compressed source file from php.net > > > > Thanks for your help. > > Claude Cormier > Ormetal Inc. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net