Installing PHP5 on Red hat 9


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hey All

OK im new to linux and Red Hat 9.....could somebody guide me through the process of upgrading my PHP 4.2.2 to PHP 5.0.0 on Apache (well Im guessing its apache - "httpd" is the deamon)....with mySQL (Ive got mySQL installed already).

Thank You.

Choc

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First, is there a specific reason you are using RedHat 9? It is a little od to use as a starting point, but if this is an established server, then it might make sense for you to keep it.

http://www.php.net/downloads.php has what you need, I think. It isn't in RPM form, so I think you will have to compile it for you system. If you have a package manager installed like yum or apt (apt4rpm), you may be able to use those to install PHP5 the easy way.

I also did a quick look in http://rpmfind.net to see what PHP they had offered in RPM format, but they only had versions 3 and 4 available.

markjensen: Red Hat 9 is the latest version of Linux Ive got Mandrake 9.1, thats the main reason Ive got Red hat....

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http://www.php.net/downloads.php has what you need, I think. It isn't in RPM form, so I think you will have to compile it for you system. If you have a package manager installed like yum or apt (apt4rpm), you may be able to use those to install PHP5 the easy way.

Thats what i need to do, compile it for my system, can anybody help me do this?

ChocIST

Edited by ChocIST

Do you have the compiler installed?

Do a gcc -v, and it should spit out some information, ending with the version number installed. If this isn't recognized, we will need to set up your PC for compiling programs, first. (they can be added from your CD, using "Add/Remove Packages" and selecting "Developmet Packages" or something like that)

Once you download, and un-tar your PHP5 package, there should be a README or something like that to tell you what to do. ;)

In short, you usually do a ./configure, then a make, then a make install to install a package manually. But, follow the directions in the readme, it should be plenty descriptive, and tell you what you need to do for this particular package. (Y)

  ChocIST said:
Ive done a "./configure, then a make, then a make install " but PHP version hasent upgraded....yes I have the gcc thing installed..(version 3.2.2)

Is this what the instructions told you to do?

Also, if something "doens't work", it is very important to let people know what was attempted, and the exact error(s) that were generated. (Y)

I untarred it then, ran:

"

$ ./configure --with-mysql --with-apxs

$ make

$ make install

"

like the INSTALL tells you too, I didnt get any errors but if you then type:

<?php

phpinfo();

?>

into a php file and ran that from http://localhost and it reads "PHP 4.2.2"....

ChocIST

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