php

• download the source from http://www.php.net/downloads.php

• first install apache2, curl, gd, libjpeg, libpng, libxml2, libmcrypt, mysql (or mysqli), postgres, zlib

./configure --prefix=/usr/local --mandir=/usr/local/man --infodir=/usr/local/info --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --disable-cli --with-curl=/usr/local --enable-exif --enable-ftp --with-gd=/usr/local --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local --with-png-dir=/usr/local --with-zlib-dir=/usr/local --with-freetype-dir=/usr/local --with-mcrypt=/usr/local --with-mysql=/usr/local --with-pgsql=/usr/local --with-libxml-dir=/usr/local --enable-zip

make

sudo make install

• first install apache2

./configure --prefix=/usr/local --mandir=/usr/local/man --infodir=/usr/local/info --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --disable-cli

make

sudo make install

The apache configuration files should automatically be modified. If not, make sure you have the following in httpd.conf:

# this line should already have been added by the php install process
LoadModule php5_module        modules/libphp5.so

AddHandler php5-script php

Start or restart apache, make a php page with the following to test the installation and configuration:

<?php

echo phpinfo();

?>

see php_cgi