Re: PDF Functions

I decided on my way home tonight to ditch 7.0 and go back to 6.2. I think that it is the only way to get anything done. When 7.1 or later comes out then I can go back. Thanks for your help. When OS X finally ships I will be happy. Mike > From: Chris Carbaugh <cjtech2000@yahoo.com> > Reply-To: cjtech2000@yahoo.com > Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 19:39:04 EST > To: Mike Tuller <mitull01@willy.wsc.edu>, Michael Stearne > <mstearne@entermix.com> > Cc: php mailing list <php-general@lists.php.net> > Subject: Re: Re: [PHP] PDF Functions > > > Well, first let me say that I'm kind of surprised I'm the only one > trying to help you guys out. It seems not many folk are into PHP/PDF? > > Any how, > > Redhat's *.0 releases are known to be problematic. They are usually > pretty much bleading edge, meaning they're buggy. > > The last time I compiled PHP with PDF support, was a few weeks ago. It > was on RedHat 6.2, PHP 4.0.2, and PDFLIB, as a CGI or a stand alone > executable. The config was pretty much ./configure > --with-pgsql=/usr/local/pgsql --with-pdf=/usr/local/bin (I really > think that was it, note I did NOT point right to the libpdf.so). I > also added /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and did a ldconfig. > > That's really all I did. RH 6.2, source tarballs of Apache 1.3.12, PHP > 4.0.2, pdflib 3.03, postgresql 7.0.2. > > If everything configs/builds correctly, I would blame RH 7.0 > > While I would like to install RH 7.0 and figure out what's up, I just > don't have the time. I would suggest, A) you try to install PHP/PDF as > a CGI under your current install. This allows the simplest install. > If that doesn't work, try RH 6.2 or some other distro? > > Good Luck, > > Chris > > On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Mike Tuller wrote: >> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 17:45:28 -0600 >> To: Michael Stearne <mstearne@entermix.com> >> From: Mike Tuller <mitull01@willy.wsc.edu> >> Subject: Re: [PHP] PDF Functions >> >> Exactly!!! I have gone back and redone everything 3 or 4 times, and >> am on >> day 3 of this. I watch while I configure, and it says that it is >> working, >> but when I go to check. I still get an error. >> >> >>> From: Michael Stearne <mstearne@entermix.com> >>> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:01:20 -0500 >>> To: cjtech2000@yahoo.com >>> Cc: Mike Tuller <mitull01@willy.wsc.edu>, php mailing list >>> <php-general@lists.php.net> >>> Subject: Re: [PHP] PDF Functions >>> >>> >>> >>> Chris Carbaugh wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have had problems in the past with RedHat's RPMs. They seem to >> put >>>> things in weird places. And just removing them and starting fresh >> with >>>> source always seems to work. Besides, once you have built from >> source >>>> a few times, it's really a piece of cake, and much less >> frustrating >>>> than screwing with RPMs. >>>> >>> >>> I am in the same situation except I have compiled from all the >> sources (not >>> RPMS) and I still get hung up when I try to include PDF. My system >> is a >>> new install of RH 7 with the updates that up2date suggests (gcc, >> etc.). I >>> have compiled and installed PHP with PDF no problem on RH 6.2. I >> think the >>> issue is something specific to RH7. I hope RH 7.1 fixes it. I >> think at >>> this point I am going back to 6.2 >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Mike Tuller wrote: >>>>> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:49:44 -0600 >>>>> To: <cjtech2000@yahoo.com>, php mailing list >>>>> <php-general@lists.php.net> >>>>> From: Mike Tuller <mitull01@willy.wsc.edu> >>>>> Subject: Re: [PHP] PDF Functions >>>>> >>>>> The reason why I needed the RPM is because no matter what I >> tried, I >>>>> couldn't get PHP to compile for the Apache rpm on Redhat 7. If at >> all >>>>> possible, I like to use the rpms so that they can be easily >> updated. >>>>> >>>>> I have done everything everyone has suggested, and I still get an >>>>> error. I >>>>> have even compiled PHP and still I can't use PDFlib. What next? >>>>> >>>>> Here is the updated config script that I used. >>>>> >>>>> ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-config-file-path=/etc >>>>> --disable-debug --enable-pic --enable-shared >>>>> --enable-inline-optimization --with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs >>>>> --with-exec-dir=/usr/bin --with-regex=system --with-gettext >>>>> --with-gd >>>>> --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --with-png --with-zlib --with-gdbm >>>>> --enable-debugger --enable-magic-quotes --enable-safe-mode >>>>> --enable-sockets --enable-sysvsem --enable-sysvshm >>>>> --enable-track-vars >>>>> --enable-yp --enable-ftp --enable-wddx --with-mysql >>>>> --with-xml >>>>> --with-pdflib=/usr/local/lib --with-tiff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> From: Chris Carbaugh <cjtech2000@yahoo.com> >>>>>> Reply-To: cjtech2000@yahoo.com >>>>>> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:08:02 EST >>>>>> To: Mike Tuller <mitull01@willy.wsc.edu>, php mailing list >>>>>> <php-general@lists.php.net> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [PHP] PDF Functions >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> How about in /etc/ld.so.conf you make sure /usr/lib is in there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Then run /sbin/ldconfig. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, why bother with the source RPM? I would rather just get >> the >>>>>> source tarball direct from PHP.net and run with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Mike Tuller wrote: >>>>>>> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:07:50 -0600 >>>>>>> To: php mailing list <php-general@lists.php.net> >>>>>>> From: Mike Tuller <mitull01@willy.wsc.edu> >>>>>>> Subject: [PHP] PDF Functions >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I finally got everything to install on RedHat 7, but I can't do >>>>>>> anything >>>>>>> with pdflib like I had expected. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I get back Fatal error: Call to undefined function: pdf_new() >> in >>>>>>> /var/www/html/pdfclock.php on line 7. Line 7 is $pdf = >> PDF_new(); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is rather frustrating that every time I try to install PHP >> on >>>>> a >>>>>>> machine >>>>>>> it takes me a week to get it going. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here is what I have for the config from the srpm after >>>>> modification >>>>>>> as >>>>>>> instructed earlier. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ../configure \ >>>>>>> --prefix=%{_prefix} \ >>>>>>> --with-config-file-path=%{_sysconfdir} \ >>>>>>> --disable-debug \ >>>>>>> --enable-pic \ >>>>>>> --enable-shared \ >>>>>>> --enable-inline-optimization \ >>>>>>> $* \ >>>>>>> --with-exec-dir=%{_bindir} \ >>>>>>> --with-regex=system \ >>>>>>> --with-gettext \ >>>>>>> --with-gd \ >>>>>>> --with-jpeg-dir=%{_prefix} \ >>>>>>> --with-png \ >>>>>>> --with-zlib \ >>>>>>> --with-gdbm \ >>>>>>> --enable-debugger \ >>>>>>> --enable-magic-quotes \ >>>>>>> --enable-safe-mode \ >>>>>>> --enable-sockets \ >>>>>>> --enable-sysvsem \ >>>>>>> --enable-sysvshm \ >>>>>>> --enable-track-vars \ >>>>>>> --enable-yp \ >>>>>>> --enable-ftp \ >>>>>>> --enable-wddx \ >>>>>>> --with-mysql \ >>>>>>> --with-xml \ >>>>>>> --with-pdflib=/usr/lib/lipdf.so.0 \ >>>>>>> --with-tiff >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone look at this and tell me what else I need to put in >> to >>>>>>> get this >>>>>>> to work? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mike >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> > -- > "Without the threat of death, there's no reason to live at all" - > Marilyn Manson