I have never used a binary version (rpm or tar)
as I use slackware. Both PHP and Mysql have been recently added
to the distribution.So I have been using src all the time.
U'll certainly have some performance gain by
compiling the src.
But the default Redhat 7.1's php distribution is very
In the short run, its faster to install packages, and allows for easy upgrades.
In the long run, if you compile from scratch you will get to know the system,
you'll know more how it works, and it is (in my experience) MUCH more stable
to compile it from source. I've installed PHP/MySQL/Apache
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