Is it posible to configure exising php with new apache2.0.50

jkmin

I am new to php. I have RH9.0 and it installed apache 2.0.40 and php 4.2.2-17, and mysql and configured them automatically.

I am running opensource pgm zoneminder, which uses web server, php, and mysql. Zoneminder said, there is a problem with apache server on RH9.0. So it recommends to upgrade the apache server. So, I downloaded and upgraded successfully to apache 2.0.50, except for the php connection.

With the new apache2.0.50, if I retrieve *.php page, it just lists the script. Is there any way to configure the existing php.4.2.2-17 with the new apache server 2.0.50 without downloading newer php and installing it? For that matter, can I also use the existing MYsql with the new apache 2.0.50?

Thank you very much for your help.

kmunk

Hey jkmin

Should be possible by editing your httpd.conf file.

Now since it has been a while ago I'd used Linux I'm not quit sure where to find it - though I think it'll be in following directorie:

/etc/httpd/conf/

so use your favorite editor - I used pico:

pico /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

well found a link that can guide you trough it - though it is as a new installation it should give you the guidelines.
See especially page 3

http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/12/0.php

jkmin

Thank you very much for the reply.

I tried, but somehow it does not work. I think the web page you referring to are also builing the php afresh, giving the apache installation directory while installing.

I am trying to use the existing php with the new apache-2.0.50, becasue it seems very difficult to compile and intall properly with apache and mysql.

Have you done it yourself?

Could you please help?

kmunk

There's no need for php to know the apache-directory

It's only apache that needs to know where to find php.
On page 3 there are some additions to your httpd.conf the ones in red - have you added all of them ?

rachel2004

Download the tarball for PHP 4.3.8 or 5.0. Uncompress the tarball:

gunzip < php_file.tar.gz | tar xvf -

If you desire, create a soft link:

ln -s php_version_name php

Go into your php directory:

cd php

Execute your configure line. This can vary on what you want to do, but if you know the path to your Apache set up, it should be similar to the following:

./configure --with-apxs=/my/path/to/apache/bin/apxs

Again, you may have other lines to enable MySQL or whatever... I cannot attempt to name them all.

Run make and make install.

The installation and configuration of PHP is documented in the PHP manual and at various websites. You just need to Google. Do not run my suggestion verbatim. It is merely an outline of what you will need to do. See the manual for details.

tsinka

Hi,

the following page gives a nice description of what to do:

http://dan.drydog.com/apache2php.html

Thomas

jkmin

Thank you very much for your help.

Kmunk, I think I did one step wrong in the the page you referred, http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/12/0.php
.I will read the page carefully one more time and I will post the result.

Rachel2004, thank you for your info. Actually your description is similar to the web page that I found after I experienced the problem, which is Tsinka is showing on the next post.,http://dan.drydog.com/apache2php.html

Thank you all very much for your help. I will read all the directions carefully, and I will try again. I will let you know the result.

Thank you again.

jkmin

kmunk,
I followed the page 3 direction from http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/12/0.php.

And I did
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl configtest
And I got the following error
httpd: module "/usr/src/build/228709-i386/BUILD/php-4.2.2/sapi/apache2filter/sapi_apache2.c" is not compatible with this version of Apache (found 20020628, need 20020903).
Please contact the vendor for the correct version.
[root@PC3LRH9-a7 root]#

I am going to download php-4.3.8. and install it by config and make and install.

I will post the result.

THank you.

jkmin

I unpacked the php-4.3.8, and
[root@PC3LRH9-a5 php-4.3.8]# ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs
--with-mysql

And then
make
make install
And then
cp php.ini-recommended /usr/local/lib/php.ini
then add the following to httpd.conf
LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
and then restart the httpd
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

It started ok, but I got the following error.
Could not connect to database: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

The Mysql was working fine with previous PHP and apache server, which all came from binary from RH9.0 installation disk.

THank you.

rachel2004

Make sure your MySQL server is running.

yelvington

Figure out where your setup has hidden the mysql.sock file.

Edit php.ini to include

mysql.default_socket = /your/mystery/path