running additional php builds....

[stevesweetland]

i have a box running plesk, i dont know what o/s it has on there (redhat?)...

i do know that the php build on there just hasnt got everything i need available.

i would therefore like to build an additional version of php, named something convenient, like 'php2', which i can then use as an alternative to the rather annoying version of php which doesnt include mcrypt, gd2, openssl, or anything useful at all!

would it then be possible to change httpd.conf so rather than using /wotsit/php as the parser for php, it would use /wotsit/php2 as the parser.

this way, if i make a complete arse of the build, and completely shaft php, i can easily switch back to the build which, altho restrictive, actually works.

or am i far over-simplifying things?

[id10t]

Should work fine. When you compile it, use the --prefix= option to put it somewhere else, then change the apache config to reflect the new location.