php

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

• first install apache2, curl, gd, libjpeg, libpng, libxml2, libmcrypt, mysql (or mysqli), postgresql, 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/mysql --with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config --with-libxml-dir=/usr/local --enable-zip --with-pgsql=/usr/local/pgsql

make

sudo make install

:!:I had problems installing on Leopard with ld (when linking). The problem seems to be with libxml2. I installed my own libxml2, but Leopard has it's own. It seems like my headers were read, but it tried to link against Apple's older libraries. To fix it, do the following:

• attempt your build as before
• when you get to the point where the build process breaks (the very end, during linking with ld), copy the last gcc command (Warning: it is HUGE)

  gcc -bundle -bundle_loader /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd -L/usr/lib -L/usr/lib -laprutil-1 -lsqlite3 -lexpat -liconv -L/usr/lib -lapr-1 -lpthread -I/usr/include -g -O2   -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql
  ...
  -lz -lmysqlclient -lmcrypt -lltdl -liconv -lgd -lfreetype -lpng -lz -ljpeg -lcurl -lz -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -lldap -lz -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lmysqlclient -lz -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm -lxml2 -lz -liconv -lm  -o libs/libphp5.bundle && cp libs/libphp5.bundle libs/libphp5.so

• paste this into TextWrangler, and remove all references in the beginning of -L/usr/lib
• copy and paste this command back to the terminal, press enter, and your module should properly link
• type make again to confirm the build process is complete
• run sudo make install as usual

• 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

# instead of this, add the lines in the following step to mime.types
# AddHandler php5-script php

Instead of the AddHandler line, add these lines to mime.types:

application/x-httpd-php			php phtml
application/x-httpd-php-source		phps

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

<?php

echo phpinfo();

?>

see php_cgi