How to get ride of an old version

Anon

Hello I am trying to install 4.0.4 and after I configure it and make, make install in the usr/local directory I go to my phpinfo.php3 page it still appears that 3.08 is installed after I restart the server.

Can anyone guide me as how to let the system use 4.0.4 and not 3.08?

nilesh

some simple steps
1. "apachectl stop" and "apachectl start" should be issued instead of "apachectl restart" (that is if u are using apache).
2. try deleting the php3 module from the
apache/src/modules directory.
3. erase the /usr/local/php3X directory or the directory where u download php3 and do the .configure --options stuff. (this is not really needed, but makes sure u dont use php3 from now on even by mistake).
4. replace the php.ini file with the NEW php.ini file from php4 install.

nilesh.

plamendp

There is a compile time

--enable-versioning

option in Makefile

remove it.

plamen.

p.s. you have to uninstall PHP3 before php4 installation

Anon

I am sorry I do not understand plamen....I am new to this and need to know what I need to do.

How do I uninstall PHP3?

I am not that fimliar with UNIX/PHP/MYSQL so I kind of need a step by step....but I am learning rapidly.

I need to use php4 to migrate an application on another box that a programmer who is no longer here created.

plamendp

I am afraid that IF you want to play with PHP versions, install/unisntall etc. YOU must be[come] familiar with UNIX/PHP/SQL.

If you have root access and YOU definitely do not want PHP3 support, you must recompile PHP4 withOUT --enable-versioning in PHP4 Makefile.

If you have root access and want [temporary] to disable PHP3 support, play with Apache's apache.conf configuration file (comment any line concerning PHP3 modules. (assuming PHP4 is compiled as DSO)

If you don't have root access: I don't know, don't ask me :-))

In general - RTFM, i.e. read PHP documentation included in the tarball. It's completely enough !!!

Hope this help.