ID:               28171
 Updated by:       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Reported By:      prof_moriarty at veryfast dot biz
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Closed
 Bug Type:         Documentation problem
 Operating System: XP Home
 PHP Version:      5.0.0RC1
 New Comment:

This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation
better.




Previous Comments:
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[2004-04-26 22:41:35] prof_moriarty at veryfast dot biz

Description:
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Am still using 5.0RC2. :)

The documentation on loading extensions isn't particularly clear. At
least it's usually of little help when trying to load an extension on
windows.
Usually because the instructions for installing it on windows are
mingled in with the instructions for compiling it.



For example, a quote from the GD library installation page:
"
To enable GD-support configure PHP --with-gd[=DIR], where DIR is the GD
base install directory. To use the recommended bundled version of the
GD library (which was first bundled in PHP 4.3.0), use the configure
option --with-gd. In Windows, you'll include the GD2 DLL php_gd2.dll as
an extension in php.ini. The GD1 DLL php_gd.dll was removed in PHP
4.3.2. Also note that the preferred truecolor image functions, such as
imagecreatetruecolor(), require GD2. 

To enable exif support in Windows, php_mbstring.dll must be loaded
prior to php_exif.dll in php.ini. 

To disable GD support in PHP 3 add --without-gd to your configure line.


Enhance the capabilities of GD to handle more image formats by
specifying the --with-XXXX configure switch to your PHP configure
line.
"


It starts of compiling, then refers to getting it to work on windows.
There should be some sort of discrimination between the two. Even a
return character. Though preferably a heading.

Also, it then goes on to talk about configure lines, but without
stating whether those are for *nix, or win, or both.

Sorry for griping, but some of these damned extensions have taken hours
of my life away at various points in the past. :)



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