I am trying to install PHP-4.3.1.tar.gz and I followed the instruction guide that came with it but I am getting an error message. Here is what I have done:

#./configure
PHP4 configures

#make install
PHP4 installs, up until I get to:
Installing PHP SAPI module
cp: cannot stat 'sapt/cgi/php': No such file or directory
make: *** [install-sapi] Error 1

And then it quits. I have been/want to install PHP dynamically. Is it asking me to create that folder? Or do I need that directory in order to install?

Thanks

i had this problem also,...i didn't end up making the folder,..but one of my friends told me not to do a 'make install' until after i did the 'make' and it worked out just fine after that.

Well, I have gotten a bit further, I dont have the error message anymore. It still isnt installed, I dont have apxs installed. I dont know why. I have Apache 1.3.27. Is there a way to install apxs?

Thanks

Okay, nevermind, I have the apxs folder, only I am getting the following error message when I tried to install php4:

My apxs are located in/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs

./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-mysql

I get the following message:

Checking for Apache 1.x module support via DSO through APXS...

Sorry, I was not able to successfully run APXS. Possible reasons:

1. Perl is not installed;
2. Apache was not compiled with DSO support
3. 'apxs' is not your path.

I have all three of those requirements meant, what should I do?

Thanks

I have been getting further, here is how I stand, any help will be appreciated. I installed apache by ./install-bindist.sh. I then installed it regular with ./configre --enable-module=so. I want to keep it installed with bindist.sh because it loads all of the modules automatically. Is there a way I can add --enable-module=so to bindish.so or anyway to add it while it is installed?

Thanks again.

All of you guys first gotta decide if you have Apache 1.x or 2.x this will determine if you want to use the switch apxs=.... or apxs2=...

Now once you have determined that do following.

1. Run the configure script

$ ./configure --with-apxs2=[path to your apache/bin/apxs folder]

2. Run make (this is must since now u want to compile and make your binaries)

$make

3. Now you want to install em

$make install

This should do it.