Vince Sabio wrote: > I need to install zlib (not zlibc), and AFACT it is not included in > ports. When I look at the zlib web site, I see that there are several > (not a lot, but several) dependencies for the installation -- and I > think, "OH NO, NOT DEPENDENCIES!" Or something like that. > > I blame it on ports. They have made me lazy. I am a victim. ;-) > > Anyway, and more to the point, am I missing something? Is zlib really > not included in ports? If not, is there an automated/semi-automated > means of installing it -- or am I back to the old days of installing > dependencies manually?
Why not use the one that came with the system? /lib/libz.so.4 You won't be happy if you manage to get two of them installed; use the one already present in the system by default. > (I have had two servers go toes up in three days, so if I've missed > the obvious here, well, it wouldn't surprise me. Just administer clue > in the standard manner, and I'll get with the program.) This is different. If by some odd chance you are talking about this in php.ini: zlib.output_handler = /lib/libz.so.4 - I have noticed a problem a time or two in the past with certain PHP apps. I run with mod_deflate also and sometimes PHP apps balk at running with both. The advantage of using libz in php.ini is it compresses the PHP output stream, while mod_deflate is only good for static content. The above is kind of confusing, but wrt PHP there can be a difficulty if the app has written in it's own zlib compression routines internally. You can't do the compression in PHP twice. On apps where I have experienced problems, it was either turn off libz compression in php.ini or disable the .gz compression setting in the app's setup/configuration utility. I always opted for the latter, as this would maintain the ability for other apps in a default fashion. You'll know if this problem is present if when you try and access a PHP page you either get a page full of garbage or the server errors/crashes with a 500 server error. Just to be thorough, there is also a php5-zlib extension, which the construction of some apps may require. -Mike _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
