Great, I'll do it that way. That sounds easier than what I was attempting to do. Thanks! _____ From: Dan McCullough [mailto:dan.mccullough@xxxxxxxxx] To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:23:17 -0600 Subject: Re: Recompile PHP on pre-installed system you can use php-odbc make sure you have unixODBC or like install on the system, once you do that its a piece of cake, been doing that here for a few months. On 2/8/06, Justin Cook <jcook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes, we are using RHE 4 with a support contract. I need to get db2 support compiled in so we can access our AS400 using ODBC. _____ > > From: Rory Browne [mailto:rory.browne@xxxxxxxxx] > To: Marcus Bointon [mailto:marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Cc: Justin Cook [mailto:jcook@xxxxxxxxxxxx], PHP General [mailto:php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:45:16 -0600 > Subject: Re: Recompile PHP on pre-installed system > > If you're using a Redhat Enterprise version with a support contract then I personally don't think you should attempt to run a non-redhat php binary. > > Instead find out how redhat make their php-mysql or php-ldap or php-{some_other_php_module} rpm, Make an RPM, and install it like you would any other RPM. > > Better still would be to upgrade to Debian( they have more php modules I believe than RH), but that would require much more downtime than an apache restart. > > What module do you need? > > > On 2/7/06, Marcus Bointon <marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 7 Feb 2006, at 11:13, Jochem Maas wrote: > > > in theory your done, in practice something might bite you in the > > ass ... > > oh and then there is the issue of making sure that the redhat > > package manager really > > won't overwrite your handbuilt php install (cannot for the life of > > me remember what you have > > to do to make redhat ignore the php install). > > This might be of help: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2005- > August/020152.html > > You can edit those srpms to include whatever configure line switches > you need. > > I run RHEL4, and my own compile of PHP, set up outside of rpm. You > only need to worry about rpm getting confused if you use it to > install any packages that are dependent on php, e.g. squirrelmail. > Essentially either do ALL of your PHP setup and install through rpm > or none of it. I'm quite happy handling PHP myself, and conflicts are > rare as php is rarely a dependency for apps installed through rpm. > > Marcus > -- > Marcus Bointon > Synchromedia Limited: Putting you in the picture > marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | http://www.synchromedia.co.uk > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
