Re: Php 4 and Php 5 on same box

The solution depends on the Webserver you are using, i think for Apache2.x there should be no big problem at all to use php4 and php5 concurrently - just search the web. For Apache1.3.x you can look here: http://www.schlitt.info/applications/blog/archives/83_How_to_run_PHP4_and_PHP_5_prallel.html I use for my Apache 1.3 Testserver a really simple solution: - PHP4 is installed as a module - PHP5 is compiled as CGI this is my php5 config: './configure' '--with-zlib' '--with-bzip' '--with-gd' '--enable-force-cgi-redirect' '--prefix=/usr/local/php5' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-ctype' '--enable-dbase' '--enable-discard-path' '--enable-exif' '--enable-filepro' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-gd-imgstrttf' '--enable-gd-native-ttf' '--enable-inline-optimization' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--enable-mbstr-enc-trans' '--enable-mbstring' '--enable-mbregex' '--enable-memory-limit' '--enable-safe-mode' '--enable-shmop' '--enable-sigchild' '--enable-sysvsem' '--enable-sysvshm' '--enable-track-vars' '--enable-trans-sid' '--enable-versioning' '--enable-wddx' '--with-bz2' '--with-dom=/usr/include/libxml2' '--with-ftp' '--with-gdbm' '--with-gettext' '--with-gmp' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr' '--with-mcal=/usr' '--with-mcrypt' '--with-mhash' '--with-mysql=/usr' '--with-ndbm' '--with-png-dir=/usr' '--with-tiff-dir=/usr' '--with-ttf' '--with-freetype-dir=yes' '--with-xml' '--with-xpm-dir=/usr/X11R6' '--with-zlib=yes' '--with-qtdom=/usr/lib/qt3' '--with-gd' '--with-openssl' '--with-curl' '--enable-xslt' '--with-xslt-sablot' '--with-iconv' '--with-mm' '--enable-dba' Both PHP versions reside in different directories and use different php.ini's. To use PHP5 i simply put a .htaccess file like this in the root of the php5-project-directory: Action php5-script /cgi-php5/php AddHandler php5-script .php Options +ExecCGI Additionally i added this directive to my apache httpd.conf: ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/srv/www/cgi-bin/" ScriptAlias /cgi-php5/ "/usr/local/php5/bin/" <Directory "/usr/local/php5/bin"> Options +ExecCGI Allow From All </Directory> for my testenvironment, this works good enough. Dirk Am Donnerstag, 28. Oktober 2004 09:26 schrieb Dave Carrera: > Hi List, > > I have php 4 running all ok on a freebsd box installed from ports. > > What I would like to do is install php5 with all modules so's not to over > right the php4 install and tell my users that they can test their scripts > against the new php5 by including the path to php5 in their scripts before > I make it the main php running on my box. > > I would really appreciate a simple (no brainer) set of steps to achieve > this & I ask the clever guys here to offer their pearls of wisdom. > > I thank anyone who helps with this fully in advance. > > Dave C > > > -- > UK Web Hosting @ http://www.ephgroup.com > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.783 / Virus Database: 529 - Release Date: 25/10/2004