Commit: 6a8db0c0815b0458a8db3b213487198cc5288875
Author: Philip Olson <phi...@php.net> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:33:29 -0700
Parents: ca4dd76160568ea30227469535431df12f4f5c27
Branches: PHP-5.3
Link:
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=6a8db0c0815b0458a8db3b213487198cc5288875
Log:
Updated INSTALL. Generated from the XML Docs.
Changed paths:
M INSTALL
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b493f3c..c0cbe5f 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Installing PHP
+ Installing a PHP extension on Windows
+ Compiling shared PECL extensions with the pecl command
+ Compiling shared PECL extensions with phpize
+ + php-config
+ Compiling PECL extensions statically into PHP
* Problems?
+ Read the FAQ
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ General Installation Considerations
With PHP you can also write desktop GUI applications using the PHP-GTK
extension. This is a completely different approach than writing web
pages, as you do not output any HTML, but manage windows and objects
- within them. For more information about PHP-GTK, please » visit the
+ within them. For more information about PHP-GTK, please » visit the
site dedicated to this extension. PHP-GTK is not included in the
official PHP distribution.
@@ -92,9 +93,9 @@ General Installation Considerations
will also find information on the command line executable in the
following sections.
- PHP source code and binary distributions for Windows can be found at »
- http://www.php.net/downloads.php. We recommend you to choose a » mirror
- nearest to you for downloading the distributions.
+ PHP source code and binary distributions for Windows can be found at
+ » http://www.php.net/downloads.php. We recommend you to choose a
+ » mirror nearest to you for downloading the distributions.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
@@ -140,9 +141,9 @@ Table of Contents
* A web server
* Any module specific components (such as GD, PDF libs, etc.)
- When building directly from SVN sources or after custom modifications
+ When building directly from Git sources or after custom modifications
you might also need:
- * autoconf: 2.13
+ * autoconf: 2.13+ (for PHP < 5.4.0), 2.59+ (for PHP >= 5.4.0)
* automake: 1.4+
* libtool: 1.4.x+ (except 1.4.2)
* re2c: Version 0.13.4 or newer
@@ -375,12 +376,12 @@ Apache 2.x on Unix systems
For information on why, read the related FAQ entry on using Apache2
with a threaded MPM
- The » Apache Documentation is the most authoritative source of
+ The » Apache Documentation is the most authoritative source of
information on the Apache 2.x server. More information about
installation options for Apache may be found there.
- The most recent version of Apache HTTP Server may be obtained from »
- Apache download site, and a fitting PHP version from the above
+ The most recent version of Apache HTTP Server may be obtained from
+ » Apache download site, and a fitting PHP version from the above
mentioned places. This quick guide covers only the basics to get
started with Apache 2.x and PHP. For more information read the » Apache
Documentation. The version numbers have been omitted here, to ensure
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ service httpd restart
This should not be undertaken without being aware of the consequences
of this decision, and having at least a fair understanding of the
- implications. The Apache documentation regarding » MPM-Modules
+ implications. The Apache documentation regarding » MPM-Modules
discusses MPMs in a great deal more detail.
Note:
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ Lighttpd 1.4 on Unix systems
This section contains notes and hints specific to Lighttpd 1.4 installs
of PHP on Unix systems.
- Please use the » Lighttpd trac to learn how to install Lighttpd
+ Please use the » Lighttpd trac to learn how to install Lighttpd
properly before continuing.
Fastcgi is the preferred SAPI to connect PHP and Lighttpd. Fastcgi is
@@ -627,15 +628,15 @@ Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Sun Solaris
current web servers read the note about subrequests.
You can find more information about setting up PHP for the Netscape
- Enterprise Server (NES) here: »
- http://benoit.noss.free.fr/php/install-php4.html
+ Enterprise Server (NES) here:
+ » http://benoit.noss.free.fr/php/install-php4.html
To build PHP with Sun JSWS/Sun ONE WS/iPlanet/Netscape web servers,
enter the proper install directory for the --with-nsapi=[DIR] option.
The default directory is usually /opt/netscape/suitespot/. Please also
read /php-xxx-version/sapi/nsapi/nsapi-readme.txt.
- 1. Install the following packages from » http://www.sunfreeware.com/
+ 1. Install the following packages from » http://www.sunfreeware.com/
or another download site:
+ autoconf-2.13
+ automake-1.4
@@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ Testing
Using Variables
Some server supplied environment variables are not defined in the
- current » CGI/1.1 specification. Only the following variables are
+ current » CGI/1.1 specification. Only the following variables are
defined there: AUTH_TYPE, CONTENT_LENGTH, CONTENT_TYPE,
GATEWAY_INTERFACE, PATH_INFO, PATH_TRANSLATED, QUERY_STRING,
REMOTE_ADDR, REMOTE_HOST, REMOTE_IDENT, REMOTE_USER, REQUEST_METHOD,
@@ -855,20 +856,20 @@ HP-UX specific installation notes
There are two main options for installing PHP on HP-UX systems. Either
compile it, or install a pre-compiled binary.
- Official pre-compiled packages are located here: »
- http://software.hp.com/
+ Official pre-compiled packages are located here:
+ » http://software.hp.com/
Until this manual section is rewritten, the documentation about
compiling PHP (and related extensions) on HP-UX systems has been
- removed. For now, consider reading the following external resource: »
- Building Apache and PHP on HP-UX 11.11
+ removed. For now, consider reading the following external resource:
+ » Building Apache and PHP on HP-UX 11.11
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
OpenBSD installation notes
- This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on »
- OpenBSD 3.6.
+ This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on
+ » OpenBSD 3.6.
Using Binary Packages
@@ -900,12 +901,12 @@ Using Binary Packages
(install the PEAR libraries)
# pkg_add php4-pear-4.3.8.tgz
- Read the » packages(7) manual page for more information about binary
+ Read the » packages(7) manual page for more information about binary
packages on OpenBSD.
Using Ports
- You can also compile up PHP from source using the » ports tree.
+ You can also compile up PHP from source using the » ports tree.
However, this is only recommended for users familiar with OpenBSD. The
PHP 4 port is split into two sub-directories: core and extensions. The
extensions directory generates sub-packages for all of the supported
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ Common Problems
automatically installs into the correct chroot directories, so no
special modification is needed there. More information on the
OpenBSD Apache is available in the » OpenBSD FAQ.
- * The OpenBSD 3.6 package for the » gd extension requires XFree86 to
+ * The OpenBSD 3.6 package for the » gd extension requires XFree86 to
be installed. If you do not wish to use some of the font features
that require X11, install the php4-gd-4.3.8-no_x11.tgz package
instead.
@@ -951,18 +952,26 @@ Required software
Solaris installs often lack C compilers and their related tools. Read
this FAQ for information on why using GNU versions for some of these
- tools is necessary. The required software is as follows:
+ tools is necessary.
+
+ For unpacking the PHP distribution you need
+ * tar
+ * gzip or
+ * bzip2
+
+ For compiling PHP you need
* gcc (recommended, other C compilers may work)
* make
- * flex
+ * GNU sed
+
+ For building extra extensions or hacking the code of PHP you might also
+ need
+ * flex (up to PHP 5.2)
+ * re2c
* bison
* m4
* autoconf
* automake
- * perl
- * gzip
- * tar
- * GNU sed
In addition, you will need to install (and possibly compile) any
additional software specific to your configuration, such as Oracle or
@@ -971,14 +980,16 @@ Required software
Using Packages
You can simplify the Solaris install process by using pkgadd to install
- most of your needed components.
+ most of your needed components. The Image Packaging System (IPS) for
+ Solaris 11 Express also contains most of the required components for
+ installation using the pkg command.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Debian GNU/Linux installation notes
- This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on »
- Debian GNU/Linux.
+ This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on
+ » Debian GNU/Linux.
Warning
Unofficial builds from third-parties are not supported here. Any bugs
@@ -1205,6 +1216,7 @@ Table of Contents
* Installing a PHP extension on Windows
* Compiling shared PECL extensions with the pecl command
* Compiling shared PECL extensions with phpize
+ * php-config
* Compiling PECL extensions statically into PHP
__________________________________________________________________
@@ -1227,8 +1239,8 @@ Introduction to PECL Installations
To this php.ini file, or through the use of the dl() function.
When building PHP modules, it's important to have known-good versions
- of the required tools (autoconf, automake, libtool, etc.) See the »
- Anonymous SVN Instructions for details on the required tools, and
+ of the required tools (autoconf, automake, libtool, etc.) See the
+ » Anonymous Git Instructions for details on the required tools, and
required versions.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
@@ -1247,7 +1259,7 @@ Downloading PECL extensions
the PECL web site are available for download and installation using
the » pecl command. Specific revisions may also be specified.
* SVN Most PECL extensions also reside in SVN. A web-based view may
- be seen at » http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pecl/. To download straight
+ be seen at » http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pecl/. To download straight
from SVN, the following sequence of commands may be used:
$ svn checkout http://svn.php.net/repository/pecl/extname/trunk
extname
@@ -1279,7 +1291,7 @@ Where to find an extension?
PHP extensions are usually called "php_*.dll" (where the star
represents the name of the extension) and they are located under the
- "PHP\ext" ("PHP\extensions" in PHP4) folder.
+ "PHP\ext" ("PHP\extensions" in PHP 4) folder.
PHP ships with the extensions most useful to the majority of
developers. They are called "core" extensions.
@@ -1365,7 +1377,7 @@ Resolving problems
Compiling shared PECL extensions with the pecl command
- PECL makes it easy to create shared PHP extensions. Using the » pecl
+ PECL makes it easy to create shared PHP extensions. Using the » pecl
command, do the following:
$ pecl install extname
@@ -1424,6 +1436,51 @@ $ make
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
+php-config
+
+ php-config is a simple shell script for obtaining information about the
+ installed PHP configuration.
+
+ When compiling extensions, if you have multiple PHP versions installed,
+ you may specify for which installation you'd like to build by using the
+ --with-php-config option during configuration, specifying the path of
+ the respective php-config script.
+
+ The list of command line options provided by the php-config script can
+ be queried anytime by running php-config with the -h switch:
+Usage: /usr/local/bin/php-config [OPTION]
+Options:
+ --prefix [...]
+ --includes [...]
+ --ldflags [...]
+ --libs [...]
+ --extension-dir [...]
+ --include-dir [...]
+ --php-binary [...]
+ --php-sapis [...]
+ --configure-options [...]
+ --version [...]
+ --vernum [...]
+
+ CAPTION: Command line options
+
+ Option Description
+ --prefix Directory prefix where PHP is installed, e.g. /usr/local
+ --includes List of -I options with all include files
+ --ldflags LD Flags which PHP was compiled with
+ --libs Extra libraries which PHP was compiled with
+ --extension-dir Directory where extensions are searched by default
+ --include-dir Directory prefix where header files are installed by
+ default
+ --php-binary Full path to php CLI or CGI binary
+ --php-sapis Show all SAPI modules available
+ --configure-options Configure options to recreate configuration of
+ current PHP installation
+ --version PHP version
+ --vernum PHP version as integer
+ __________________________________________________________________
+ __________________________________________________________________
+
Compiling PECL extensions statically into PHP
You might find that you need to build a PECL extension statically into
@@ -1485,11 +1542,11 @@ Other problems
If you are still stuck, someone on the PHP installation mailing list
may be able to help you. You should check out the archive first, in
case someone already answered someone else who had the same problem as
- you. The archives are available from the support page on »
- http://www.php.net/support.php. To subscribe to the PHP installation
- mailing list, send an empty mail to »
- php-install-subscr...@lists.php.net. The mailing list address is »
- php-inst...@lists.php.net.
+ you. The archives are available from the support page on
+ » http://www.php.net/support.php. To subscribe to the PHP installation
+ mailing list, send an empty mail to
+ » php-install-subscr...@lists.php.net. The mailing list address is
+ » php-inst...@lists.php.net.
If you want to get help on the mailing list, please try to be precise
and give the necessary details about your environment (which operating
@@ -1504,11 +1561,11 @@ Bug reports
If you think you have found a bug in PHP, please report it. The PHP
developers probably don't know about it, and unless you report it,
chances are it won't be fixed. You can report bugs using the
- bug-tracking system at » http://bugs.php.net/. Please do not send bug
+ bug-tracking system at » http://bugs.php.net/. Please do not send bug
reports in mailing list or personal letters. The bug system is also
suitable to submit feature requests.
- Read the » How to report a bug document before submitting any bug
+ Read the » How to report a bug document before submitting any bug
reports!
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
@@ -1528,14 +1585,14 @@ The configuration file
The configuration file (php.ini) is read when PHP starts up. For the
server module versions of PHP, this happens only once when the web
- server is started. For the CGI and CLI version, it happens on every
+ server is started. For the CGI and CLI versions, it happens on every
invocation.
- php.ini is searched in these locations (in order):
+ php.ini is searched for in these locations (in order):
* SAPI module specific location (PHPIniDir directive in Apache 2, -c
command line option in CGI and CLI, php_ini parameter in NSAPI,
PHP_INI_PATH environment variable in THTTPD)
- * The PHPRC environment variable. Before PHP 5.2.0 this was checked
+ * The PHPRC environment variable. Before PHP 5.2.0, this was checked
after the registry key mentioned below.
* As of PHP 5.2.0, the location of the php.ini file can be set for
different versions of PHP. The following registry keys are examined
@@ -1543,33 +1600,33 @@ The configuration file
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\x.y] and
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\x], where x, y and z mean the PHP
major, minor and release versions. If there is a value for
- IniFilePath in these keys, then the first one found will be used as
- the location of the php.ini (Windows only).
+ IniFilePath in any of these keys, the first one found will be used
+ as the location of the php.ini (Windows only).
* [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP], value of IniFilePath (Windows
only).
- * Current working directory (except CLI)
+ * Current working directory (except CLI).
* The web server's directory (for SAPI modules), or directory of PHP
- (otherwise in Windows)
+ (otherwise in Windows).
* Windows directory (C:\windows or C:\winnt) (for Windows), or
- --with-config-file-path compile time option
+ --with-config-file-path compile time option.
- If php-SAPI.ini exists (where SAPI is used SAPI, so the filename is
- e.g. php-cli.ini or php-apache.ini), it's used instead of php.ini. SAPI
- name can be determined by php_sapi_name().
+ If php-SAPI.ini exists (where SAPI is the SAPI in use, so, for example,
+ php-cli.ini or php-apache.ini), it is used instead of php.ini. The SAPI
+ name can be determined with php_sapi_name().
Note:
- The Apache web server changes the directory to root at startup
+ The Apache web server changes the directory to root at startup,
causing PHP to attempt to read php.ini from the root filesystem if
it exists.
- The php.ini directives handled by extensions are documented
- respectively on the pages of the extensions themselves. The list of the
- core directives is available in the appendix. Probably not all PHP
- directives are documented in the manual though. For a complete list of
+ The php.ini directives handled by extensions are documented on the
+ respective pages of the extensions themselves. A list of the core
+ directives is available in the appendix. Not all PHP directives are
+ necessarily documented in this manual: for a complete list of
directives available in your PHP version, please read your well
- commented php.ini file. Alternatively, you may find the » the latest
- php.ini from SVN helpful too.
+ commented php.ini file. Alternatively, you may find » the latest
+ php.ini from Git helpful too.
Example #1 php.ini example
; any text on a line after an unquoted semicolon (;) is ignored
@@ -1635,12 +1692,13 @@ Where a configuration setting may be set
CAPTION: Definition of PHP_INI_* modes
- Mode Value Meaning
- PHP_INI_USER 1 Entry can be set in user scripts (like with ini_set())
- or in the Windows registry
- PHP_INI_PERDIR 6 Entry can be set in php.ini, .htaccess or httpd.conf
- PHP_INI_SYSTEM 4 Entry can be set in php.ini or httpd.conf
- PHP_INI_ALL 7 Entry can be set anywhere
+ Mode Meaning
+ PHP_INI_USER Entry can be set in user scripts (like with ini_set()) or
+ in the Windows registry. Since PHP 5.3, entry can be set in .user.ini
+ PHP_INI_PERDIR Entry can be set in php.ini, .htaccess, httpd.conf or
+ .user.ini (since PHP 5.3)
+ PHP_INI_SYSTEM Entry can be set in php.ini or httpd.conf
+ PHP_INI_ALL Entry can be set anywhere
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__________________________________________________________________
@@ -1788,13 +1846,9 @@ Installation
each request to play in, further weaknesses are introduced into
PHP's system.
- If you feel you have to use a threaded MPM, look at a FastCGI
+ If you want to use a threaded MPM, look at a FastCGI
configuration where PHP is running in its own memory space.
- And finally, this warning against using a threaded MPM is not as
- strong for Windows systems because most libraries on that
- platform tend to be threadsafe.
-
Unix/Windows: Where should my php.ini file be located?
By default on Unix it should be in /usr/local/lib which is
<install-path>/lib. Most people will want to change this at--
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