Hi folks,
This is going to be quite the example of over-engineering 🙂 But it'll be good practice if I can get it to work. I'm not really up on linux (but basic commands I'm fine with). I recently switched from a Windows- to a linux-based hosting company for my personal site (standard shared-hosting system, few hundred megs of space, full shell access and such).
I wanted to try out IMP and the Horde Framework, but my hosting company doesn't have php compiled with gettext. So someone suggested I recompile it myself with gettext. Dandy.
Trouble is, compiling stuff on linux is the sort of thing I can do only with clear instructions. I'm good at following instructions! Unfortunately the only install docs I can find assume several things that are not applicable to my situation (installing apache at the same time, ability to use the su/root account, etc.). And I don't know nearly enough to adapt the instructions I can find to what I need to do.
So... I guess I have a few questions:
- Is recompiling php really the only/best way to get the gettext support I want for Horde?
- (If the answer to #1 is yes) is it even possible to do so given that my account is just a standard user account and I can't touch anything outside my home directory?
- (If the answer to #2 is yes) can you point me to a gentle-as-possible install guide that's close(ish) to my situation?
Thanks all. Sorry if this is an FAQ but from searching the web (for ages) and these forums (for a significant while) I can't really find anything applicable.
