Re: Payflow and Php5 on FreeBSD

# dmehler26@woh.rr.com / 2006-12-29 07:20:58 -0500: > Thanks for your reply. Some additional information, I have not noticed a > php5-pfpro extensions port, i did see one for php4, but i was informed that > going back to php4 is not an option, programmers here use php5 specific > functions. > Judging from googling i'm sure i'm making this harder than it needs to be, > but i have two requirements: one is to avoid or minimize downtime, and two > is to not utilize both ports and source-compiled software, which in my > opinion makes future maintence harder especially if i'm not going to be > doing it. > I can think of two options, i'd appreciate comments, suggestions, and > ideas. Option 1 is to uninstall all php5.x ports on the box and do a > source-install of php5. I'm really not happy about this option, but i'll > use it if something easier doesn't come along. Option2 is to compile php5 > from source on another box, get the pfpro.so shared object from that box, > copy it in to the php5 extensions area on the original box, and load it via > extensions.ini. Both your options are inferior to the hypothetical case where there was a php5-pfpro port in the official FreeBSD ports collection: you'd just put your pfpro SDK into $DISTDIR, cd $PORTSDIR/devel/php5-pfpro, sudo make install. Write the port and submit it to the FreeBSD GNATS. They might reject the submission on basis of it being too much of a niche software, but having the port will greatly improve the administrators' experience maintaining the installation. I'm suggesting that you bite the bullet while it still hasn't grown the size of a cannon ball. See Porter's Handbook [1] for instructions; you can use one of the existing PECL ports as a template. I can help you through the process off-list. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ > Another idea is i've read on php.net that payflow is now a pecl > extension, which i interpret to mean i could just download and drop it in, > but i have not been able to find the file although this one would probably > be easiest. I don't believe you'll have much luck with binary downloads, building the extension requires the Payflow Pro SDK, and AIUI one needs to be registered with Verisign to have access to that. [2] [2] http://cz.php.net/manual/en/ref.pfpro.php Finding the library compiled by someone else might be easiest for the moment, but quick money will only burn your ass. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991