Re: Recompile PHP on pre-installed system

Yes, we are using RHE 4 with a support contract. I need to get db2 support compiled in so we can access our AS400 using ODBC. _____ From: Rory Browne [mailto:rory.browne@gmail.com] To: Marcus Bointon [mailto:marcus@synchromedia.co.uk] Cc: Justin Cook [mailto:jcook@mwenergy.com], PHP General [mailto:php-general@lists.php.net] Sent: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:45:16 -0600 Subject: Re: [PHP] Recompile PHP on pre-installed system If you're using a Redhat Enterprise version with a support contract then I personally don't think you should attempt to run a non-redhat php binary. Instead find out how redhat make their php-mysql or php-ldap or php-{some_other_php_module} rpm, Make an RPM, and install it like you would any other RPM. Better still would be to upgrade to Debian( they have more php modules I believe than RH), but that would require much more downtime than an apache restart. What module do you need? On 2/7/06, Marcus Bointon <marcus@synchromedia.co.uk> wrote: On 7 Feb 2006, at 11:13, Jochem Maas wrote: > in theory your done, in practice something might bite you in the > ass ... > oh and then there is the issue of making sure that the redhat > package manager really > won't overwrite your handbuilt php install (cannot for the life of > me remember what you have > to do to make redhat ignore the php install). This might be of help: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2005- August/020152.html You can edit those srpms to include whatever configure line switches you need. I run RHEL4, and my own compile of PHP, set up outside of rpm. You only need to worry about rpm getting confused if you use it to install any packages that are dependent on php, e.g. squirrelmail. Essentially either do ALL of your PHP setup and install through rpm or none of it. I'm quite happy handling PHP myself, and conflicts are rare as php is rarely a dependency for apps installed through rpm. Marcus -- Marcus Bointon Synchromedia Limited: Putting you in the picture marcus@synchromedia.co.uk | http://www.synchromedia.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php