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Old 12-18-2009, 12:21 AM   #1
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source code or package


I was wondering when using apache and php, do you guys install from source code or package? And why?
 
Old 12-18-2009, 12:37 AM   #2
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Apache2 is the web server, and php is an interpreter for a scripting language. Usually Apache2, MySQL, PHP and Perl are installed together.
 
Old 12-18-2009, 01:14 AM   #3
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I go with pkg mgr because it's quicker, easier and it handles dependencies and (should) work immediately.
Of course you'll need to customise it, but the toolset itself will work.
 
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There is little reason to compile the source, short of needing to integrate a security patch or new functionality. So I would simply use whatever pre-packaged Apache/Php your distribution of choice provides.
 
  


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