PHP4 Install Problem

Breezwell · 08-09-2001, 07:17 PM

Currently, I am trying to install PHP4 on my Mandrake 8.0 box.
I run ./configure with following options:

./configure --enable-track-vars \
--with-gd \
--with-mysql \
--with-apxs=/www/bin/apxs

./configure is fine until it looks for something called 'lex'. It tells me it is missing. I downloaded my .tar file from www.php.net, so I am figuring it is ok.

Thanks for any help you all may be able to provide.

crabboy · 08-09-2001, 09:53 PM

You will need to download an install flex. You can get the source from the gnu site. ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/flex. Download, build and install it. The configure script should look for either lex or flex. If the php configure says that you need yacc or bison then you will have to download, build and install bison also.

I think for gd to be of much use, you need to include either png, jpg or freetype. What did you specify when you built gd? You should have had to manually edit the makefile.

When I built my php, I had built png, zlib, jpg and freetype before building gd. I then configure php with these options:

Code:

'./configure' \
'--with-apache=/usr/src/apache_1.3.19' \
'--with-png-dir=/usr/local' \
'--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local' \
'--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local' \
'--with-gd=/usr/local' \
'--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql' \
'--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local' \
'--enable-trans-sid' \
'--enable-gd-native-ttf' \
'--enable-track-vars' \
'--enable-shared'

Gary

Breezwell · 08-10-2001, 07:36 AM

I did not build gd.
I simply downloaded the tar file for php-4.0.6 and tried to run a basic ./configure.

I think part of the problem may be Mandrake 8.0.
The copy I am using is giving me all sorts of problems not even related to PHP (won't compile .c programs even though gcc is installed). I will try getting PHP going on a different distro.

Thank you for the help crabboy.

All all PHP errata and FAQ'a I read did not mention what you covered.

I knew I came to the right place for help!

Breezwell · 08-24-2001, 03:11 PM

I am having trouble getting yacc to compile.

I will keep trying and post as soon as I get past this stage.

crabboy · 08-24-2001, 10:44 PM

Try bison instead of yacc. You can download it from the gnu site.

Breezwell · 08-25-2001, 09:35 AM

I also tried bison with no luck.
Decided to try installing on my Red Hat 7.2 box, and sure enough it did install just fine from the php tarball I downloaded. I did not need to install flex or bison independently.

Now I just need to configure Apache to read the .php files correctly. I edited the httpd.conf and php.ini file, but still no luck.

It is just a matter of getting more familiar with the configuration files at this point. All I see when I open the php pages I create is the code. I assume this means php is not installed correctly or my config files are not set right.

Thanks for the help crabboy.

crabboy · 08-28-2001, 11:05 PM

Do you have the following lines in your httpd.conf file?

Code:

    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
    AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

Breezwell · 08-29-2001, 09:19 AM

Yep

I have went over the php.ini file and the httpd.conf file with a magnifying glass. For some reason I am missing something trivial I think.

I have even tried recompiling php according to other text I have found around the net with no luck.

Persistence will prevail though..........