Re: QUICK INSTALL (Static) Vs. (DSO)

David Robley wrote: > On 30 Jul, Dave Reinhardt wrote: > > Can someone tell me the differance between: > > php-4.0.1pl2 > > QUICK INSTALL (Static) > > and > > QUICK INSTALL (DSO) > > I need advice on which one to install with. > > Apache 1.3.12 > > MySql mysql-3.22.32 > > PHP php-4.0.1pl2 > > Thanks > > Dave > > > > http://apache.org/docs/dso.html has a rundown on DSO. In a > nutshell, if > you install usinng DSO then any time you recompile or upgradre PHP you > only need to restart apache to implement the changes. A static > installation means you ned to recompile apache as well as PHP to > implement upgrades. > > Cheers > -- > David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin > RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | > http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ > AusEinet | > http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ > Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA > Additionally, you should know that 'dso' means 'dynamic shared object'. These are only loaded when Apache needs them. 'static' means that it's always running with Apache. The trade offs are that dso will be slightly slower, but static will keep a little more memory. I've been advised by people whom I trust deeply to just compile php as 'static'. David Rose