Re: [PHP4BETA] Stupid newbie questions

Thanks - though the official page doesn't go into the kind of detail I'm looking for about the nature of the PHP software. (All the docs I've read so far kind of assume you already know how it works and are in general familiar with doing this kind of thing, that is, compiling gigantor programs.) This, also, I couldn't find: Is there any estimate on how long it will be until PHP 4 comes out of beta (i.e. becomes "official")? I'm not trying to rush anyone, I just have several projects planned and I'd like to be able to figure upcoming releases into that... | Matt Waggoner - matt@onlinelabs.com | Systems Engineer - Online Labs Inc. 310-470-7833 x218 ----- Original Message ----- From: Sascha Schumann <sascha@schumann.cx> To: Matt Waggoner <matt@onlinelabs.com> Cc: PHP4Beta <php4beta@lists.php.net> Sent: 04 October, 1999 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [PHP4BETA] Stupid newbie questions >On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 01:43:31PM -0700, Matt Waggoner wrote: >> 1. Is there a FAQ for this list yet? If so, where can I find it? > > http://www.php.net/version4/ > > If the material on the web site does not answer your > question(s), ask them here. > >> 2. I downloaded and tried to install the php4b2 source on my redhat >> system... and ran into a whole bunch of strange problems that i have no idea >> how to deal with (during the 7,000-line output from the various configure >> and make commands). What I'm wondering is, are there any binaries i can just >> get without having to deal with compiling? What >> libraries/drivers/modules/etc. comprise PHP for use with Apache? Why does >> Apache need to be recompiled for php4b2 to work? > > Binaries are only available for Win. You can check out the > current source code using CVS (which you should do, if you > are using Linux). Instructions for this are available: > > http://www.php.net/version4/cvs.php > >-- > > Regards, > > Sascha Schumann > Consultant