I'm running Ubuntu 10.4 x86_64.

I've installed apache, php, mysql with Synaptic which gave me php5.3.
I want php52 so I tried compiling but I'm getting libxml2 error. The phpinfo() is currently showing libxml2 Version 2.7.6

I want to dev php sites within Eclipse.

Should I trying to set up dual php versions? If so, how can I get the libxml problem resolved?

thanks,c

The preferred method may be to see if you can use the package management tool to 'revert' to a prior version. I haven't done this, but I understand that Synaptic does support this. Otherwise, manually, PHP should be located in a subfolder of /usr/lib. You may be able to and install the PHP applications under different directories create a symbolic link for php/ under this directory to which ever version you are using. When attempting to compile it from source, you could run into all sorts of library dependencies issues as well as configuration layout for Debian/Ubuntu. You will need to look at the config files very carefully. The transition from PHP 5.2 to 5.3 contains a lot of differences and unfortunately this made a lot of things break.

Looks like I've done it. Can't believe I started yesterday... feels like a week ago.

I compiled a php mod from source. Required a lot of updating libs, dev headers...

Don't do make install. Copy the desired php mod into the ./modules dir.

Now I have a script that toggles a link to the desired php mod and restart apache2.