Re: APXS Upgrade madness (Redhat 7.1; PHP4.04pl1 -> 4.1.1; Apache 1.3.19).

My problem was simply that I didn't realise I needed to use new .so files (or include them in the libphp4.so) ... once I reealised that and acted accordingly, I was fine. Siggy "Yasuo Ohgaki" <yasuo_ohgaki@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3C4E6372.4040804@yahoo.com... > I guess you are trying to intall files as RPM does. > You don't have to do that. If you install everything > with default locations (i.e. /usr/local for install dir) > you will not have much problems. > > Anyway, you are close to finish :) > You don't need mysql.so or anything else if you compile > module in libphp4.so. > > (if you use "shared" for configure script > ./configure --with-mysql=shared,/path/to/mysql > shared will compile extension as *.so files to load. > If you don't module will be included in libphp4.so) > > BTW, since PHP 4.1 module has new entry structure. > You cannot use old PHP extension files. (old php_mysql.so, etc) > > -- > Yasuo Ohgaki > > Sigurd wrote: > > I am trying to upgrade Redhat 7.1's PHP from 404pl1 to the latest (4.1.1). I > > was going to upgrade Apache as well, but upgrading anything on Linux is a > > tiresome effort. RPMs don't seem to exist for this, so I am forced to use > > source. This wouldn't normally be a problem, except that replicating the > > structure of the previous install seems to be difficult. > > > > If I compile using the same options as what is specified by the phpinfo(), > > then it WILL make, but the server wont start; it complains about modules > > with odd ASCII chars not existing. If I comment out the extensions I use > > (imap, mysql), then these go away. Does this mean I HAVE TO compile these > > from source as well, even though I am using AXPS ?? Thus my install > > procedure becomes: > > > > get imap source !? > > get mysql source !? > > ./configure --with-imap=/imapdir --with-mysql=/mysqldir --with-axps --WithTh > > eRestOfMyOldOptions > > make > > make install > > > > cp /usr/lib/apache/libphp4.so /etc/httpd/lib/apache/libphp4.so > > (because for some reason, the install procedure doesnt do the same as the > > Redhat boy's seem to get it to do?) > > > > cp php.ini-dist /etc/php.ini and edit it. > > restart httpd > > > > ?? > > > > What I tried to do, and which worked during compilation, but just gave me a > > non-useable apache webserver, was: > > > > make clean && > > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-config-file-path=/etc --disable-debug --ena > > ble-pic --enable-shared --enable-inline-optimization --with-apxs=/usr/sbin/a > > pxs --with-exec-dir=/usr/bin --with-regex=system --with-gettext --with-gd -- > > with-jpeg-dir=/usr --with-png --with-zlib --with-db2 --with-db3 --with-gdbm > > --enable-debugger --enable-magic-quotes --enable-safe-mode --enable-socket s > > --enable-sysvsem --enable-sysvshm --enable-track-vars --enable-yp --enable -f > > tp --enable-wddx --without-mysql --without-oracle --without-oci8 --with-xml > > && make && make install && echo FINISHED FINE > > > > The config line was taken from my php404 phpinfo line. > > > > httpd -t would complain it couldnt find the libphp4.so, so I moved it as > > I've shown above. > > > > Then it complains: > > > > PHP Warning: U???Z: Unable to initialize module > > Module compiled with debug=240, thread-safety=122 module API=1077465536 > > PHP compiled with debug=0, thread-safety=0 module API=20010901 > > These options need to match > > in Unknown on line 0 > > Syntax OK > > > > If I comment out "extension=mysql.so", this message goes away, but ofcourse, > > I cannot access mysql now. > > > > If I try and compile with imap so I can get a new imap.so, then I need to > > get the source for that etc; why aren't all these .so 's compiled or > > explained at with the PHP docs; I thought AXPS was supposed to remove > > dependancies between programs? > > > > Siggy > > >