Re: First time Installing PHP

If the version of tar on your host system does not support uncompressing on the fly, then use gunzip php-4.0.1pl2.tar.gz which leaves you with php-4.0.1pl2.tar then run tar xf php-4.0.1pl2.tar which leaves you with the directory php-4.0.1pl2 Or just use the short form that Tyler gave. You can easily get the file directly to the unix host from a telnet login if you have access to either lynx or ftp from the host. Lynx is a textbased webbrowser, and to use it you'd type $ lynx http://www.php.net/ and then manouver to the file and hit "d" to download it. Or use the commandline version of ftp $ ftp ftp.php.net Best regards, Jesper juhl juhl@eisenstein.dk > 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 > -- > 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