On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 19:12, Sarah wrote: > I believe the server is Redhat linux. I'm just helping > out with something so I'm new to this particular > server also. I did which cc and got "/usr/bin/cc".
This computer has Fedora Core 1 (effectively RedHat 10). It has cc and gcc. I've not used cc but I would suggest gcc. As you probably have both the configure/make will probably sort out what it needs. > > The server has php4 installed along with mysql and > several other options. Really the only thing needed is > the payflow pro functions. Some of the configure options indicate the file layout so they can be important. I would recommend noting the configure line in phpinfo() anyway, even if you do not use it. The safest way is to use all the existing options (changing any paths necessary) and add the payflow pro option to it. > > Just so I'm clear on what I need to do, does this > sound right? > > 1.) go to usr/bin/cc and type in the configure command > from my previous email or is there a way to reference > the compiler directory in my configure command? Just go to the directory with the PHP source code. As the "which cc" gave you an answer it is on your path so it will get picked up from whatever directory you are in. > > 2.) after that go to the php directory and type in > make install? BTW I'm not certain what the php > directory will look like because the best candidate I > found was one directory that only a php file with no > extension. I also found one where the sessions were > kept. Also what's typical php installation directory? > PHP definately is working on the server so I know > that's ok. The source code you can put in any convenient directory. The resulting binaries are subject to the configure options. There are three ways of using PHP and you need to know which you want. Least likely is the command line one only (CGI). If using Apache httpd webserver most likely is as an Apache module (DSO). The third is to compile it into Apache itself, which would mean compiling Apache too. Your existing PHP configure line will indicate which. If it has --with-apxs (or --with-apxs2) then it is an Apache DSO. The INSTALL file in the root PHP source directory gives quite a lot of information. The basic stages of most software is: configure - set up options for compilation. make - compile, using the configure options. make install - put the resulting files int the right place. This stage you would normally expect to be the root user for. > > 3.) Do I need to add anything to the php.ini file or > will everything be all set once the configure and make > is done? Save your existing php.ini file. It is probably in /etc but again the configure options may put it elsewhere. I'm not sure but the make install may install a new one. You can overwite it with the old one afterwards if you want to, or just merge the contents. I'm not aware of any change needed for PHP 5 as opposed to 4. You will need to change httpd.conf (assuming Apache), the INSTALL file will say how. > > Thanks for your help, > Sarah You are welcome. I should tell you that I have compiled PHP 5 here but I do not use it (or payflow pro) but PHP 4.x. Also, others on this list including Chuck will have information that I may not be aware of. YMMV. Regards Chris
