Compile PHP4 in Linux

[Anon]

My question is how do I compile php4 in linux and install the mod_php4 on madrake 7.0 I am totally new at this command line stuff. I tried installing a mod_php4.rpm package yet was not successfull. Please advise.

[Anon]

Step 1: read the manual.
Step 2: try it and if it doesn't work, re-read the manual to check you did it right.
Step 3: Post your question here, and give good detail about what you did, and about what didn't work.

[Anon]

I'll give you a couple of tips.

One, build from tar balls everything you need. I've had many problems trying to install from source tar balls half of what I needed and the other half from RPMs.

Two, for apache configuration, read README.configure. There's a line that shows how to configure apache for most/max modules and shared object mode via apxs. Use that setup (i.e. DSO model)

Three, read the PHP README file. Read it again. There's plenty there.

Lastly, from a source directory like php's,
'./configure --help|less'
to get a list of all the setup options. You'll likely only need a few of them to do what you want.

Oh, and Mandrake can install apache, php, and I think mysql and/or postgresql all setup and ready to go from RPM files I think, if you wanna try that first, but no guarantees.